Hello Seattle

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Hello Seattle I am a Mountaineer, in the hills and highlands,
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I fall asleep in hospital parking lots, and awake in your house,

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Hello Seattle I am a manta ray, deep beneath the blue waves
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I'll crawl the sandy bottom of Puget sound and construct a summer home

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Hello Seattle I am the Crescent moon, shining down, on your face
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I will disguise myself as a sleeping pill, and descend inside you,

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Hello Seattle I am a cold seahorse, feeling warm in your sand
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I sing about the tide and the ocean surf, Rolling in, the evening breeze

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Hello Seattle I am an albatross, on the docks, and your boats
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I sail above your inlets and interstates, through the rain and open wind,

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Hello Seattle I am an Old Lighthouse, throwing beams, of bright lights
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Red in the morning Blue in the evening sun, taking heed from everyone

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Hello Seattle I am a Mountaineer, in the hills, and highlands
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I fall asleep in Hospital parking lots...

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Take me above your light,
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Carry me through the night,
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Hold me secure in flight,
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Sing me to sleep tonight.

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Take me above your light, (Hello Seattle I am a Mountaineer)
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Carry me through the night, (in the hills and highlands)
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Hold me secure in flight, (I fall asleep in hospital parking lots)
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Sing me to sleep tonight. (and awake in your house)