Hills

As I walk and wander
The hills of my hometown
As I often ponder
The person I am now

Are the words in my head
The same words I speak out loud
Am I doing it right
Sometimes I wonder how

All the people faces
Do they smile or do they frown
It's so hard to tell obscured as they are now
And the dogs all barking
As if to say hello
Or as a warning to guard their precious home

When I was young
I never knew that old homesick chill
But I've been gone so long so long
I'm afraid I've fallen ill

But it cools my worries
The wind against my brow
As the evening spills across
The hills of my hometown