R.E.M.

Released: March 31, 2008

Songwriter: Peter Buck Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Michael Stipe

Producer: Jacknife Lee R.E.M.

[Verse]
If the storm doesn't kill me the government will
I've got to get that out of my head
It's a new day today and the coffee is strong
I've finally got some rest
So a man's put to task and challenges
I was taught to hold my head high
Collect what is mine
Make the best of what today has

[Chorus]
Houston is filled with promise
Laredo is a beautiful place
Galveston sings like that song that I loved
Its meaning has not been erased

[Bridge]
And so there are claims forgiven
And so there are things that are gone

[Chorus]
Houston is filled with promise
Laredo is a beautiful place
Galveston sings like that song that I loved
Its meaning has not been erased

[Outro]
And some things, they fall to the wayside
Their memory is yet to be still
Belief has not filled me
And so I am put to the test

R.E.M. were an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.

Berry quit the band in April 1997, as they were getting together to record demos for the album Up. He was not replaced on a permanent basis, but the band used an assortment of drummers in his place.

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