Where i’m from families from up and down the street come together to celebrate success

Where communities solve problems by protesting against what they feel is wrong

I come from a family that believes in giving and that if you work hard enough you can accomplish anything

But i'm also from the sound of traffic and horns

The smell of cigarette smoke and gasoline

The colors green, yellow, red

Go, slow down, stop

I’m from bridges upuan bridge lined up and down the willamette river 

I'm from a city with centuries of history

A city that is full of colorful building that range from blue to pink, black to red

Where i’m from my state has desert, mountains, forests, and ocean

I’m from America, the country with some how exactly fifty states

This is where i'm from