Take off my shoes before I step into your house
Touch your grandmother's feet before I sit down on your couch
And I won't just say goodbye, I say I will return
You all wait at the door until my car has made the turn

And that's what I love about the place I come from
You're always welcome
I'm here because they moved across the ocean
The ocean

You always tell me to pray and meditate, never medicate
I'd never take you seriously
You told me these things, so I don't make the same mistakes you did

I was just a kid, now I hear what you said
Three thousand miles away from home, I'm lost in a maze
And I could come back home tomorrow as if nothing has changed
Nothing has changed

And that's what I love about the place I come from
You're always welcome
I'm here because they moved across the ocean
The ocean