Back to Harbin, we’ve been away so long
Sun is shining, the leaves are blowing on the trees
Blue water, makes my skin feel so sublime
Happy people, everyone is wearing a mask

Back to Harbin, the trees are sticks with vegetation growing up all around
The chaparral has taken over again
You can see gray lines of dead trees
But it’s growing back
And the mountain lions are free, and the bears
And the roofs are green, and the people are serene
(they are serene!)

Back to Harbin, the stars are big and bright
Back to Harbin, you can stay up all night
Back to Harbin, the pools close at 2 AM
They open again at 12 PM, but only on
Alligator Day, which is on Tuesday
The first Tuesday of the month
Once a month
And then the water is clean
it’s so clean!

There is a warm pool, it’s very big
But not as big as the cold swimming pool
There is a heart pool for little tykes and kids
It’s 98 degrees so no one feels a thing
Then there’s a hot pool, it’s 115 or maybe 113 degrees
And your feet have to get used to it
You have to go in 3 times up to your knees
Then you hit the cold pool and freeze!
Then you are acclimated to everything
Everything, if it’s winter, if it’s spring, if it’s summer, if it’s fall

You get your naked body through the processes
Of every pool and all
And if you reward yourself through the process
You can walk around naked even if there is snow on the ground

And even if the sun is so hot you’re sweating with a grin
Harbin, we thank you for letting us back in