[Verse 1] There was a town of lantern steam, Magnolia air and marble dream, Where morning climbed the silver hills And touched the roofs with gold. The fountains spoke in quiet grace, The light fell soft on every face, And I was just a little thing With all my wonder whole. [Pre-Chorus] Windows shimmered like a prayer, Something beautiful was waiting there. [Chorus] Let me bloom in the beautiful town, Where the steam lifts soft and white, Where the magnolias guard the streets Through the blue and golden light. Let me bloom where the windows shine, Where the fountains call me home, Where the wild rose in the shadows Finds the streets she was meant to roam. [Verse 2] Ice cream running down my hand, I walked the old brick promenade, And pressed my dreams against the glass To see what life could be. Silks and ribbons, lamps and lace, Little worlds in every place, And every doorway seemed to say, There’s more that you will see. [Pre-Chorus] Shop by shop and bloom by bloom, I felt my small heart make its room. [Chorus] Let me bloom in the beautiful town, Where the steam lifts soft and white, Where the magnolias guard the streets Through the blue and golden light. Let me bloom where the windows shine, Where the fountains call me home, Where the wild rose in the shadows Finds the streets she was meant to roam. [Verse 3] In the wax-lit fairytale halls, Past painted queens and moonlit walls, I learned a girl could keep a world Alive behind her eyes. When the day was sharp and cold, I stitched together scraps of gold, And drew the dresses I would wear Beneath more tender skies. [Pre-Chorus] Through every ache I carried light, A bloom kept reaching through the night. [Chorus] Let me bloom in the beautiful town, Where the steam lifts soft and white, Where the magnolias guard the streets Through the blue and golden light. Let me bloom where the windows shine, Where the fountains call me home, Where the wild rose in the shadows Finds the streets she was meant to roam. [Bridge] I have known the darker roads, The hunted heart, the heavier load, But somewhere deep the garden stayed, It would not disappear. So stone by stone and gate by gate, I build the grace I had to wait for, A place where beauty can be safe, A place that keeps us here. [Final Chorus] Let me bloom in the beautiful town, Where the bells ring soft and bright, Where the streets wear spring like a promise And the stars lean low at night. Let me bloom where the windows shine, Where the fountains call me home, Where the wild rose in the shadows Finds the streets she was promised to roam. [Outro] There was a town inside my heart Before I knew its name, A place of steam and bloom and light, And now at last it came.
