Oh july, july i feel you coming The forests and fields awaken And it is good to be alive In this world of sweet air And growing life Spring took us all by surprise We opened the door to let heat inside Yesterday we rode bikes through a tunnel Of white cherry blossoms And hunted down the honey-secret of lilac Blooming months before its time Last night, last night i dreamt that portland
Filled up with gardens and people on bicycles Pa**ing me by on streets lined with fruit trees And bright colored squashes Oh how the greens and yellows took me by surprise I broke down in the streets Overcome with nostalgia for this place i'd never been And now i wonder how we got so far away From what we could be