Nature Is Calling

Trading the claustrophobia and vanity of city life for the stillness of the countryside, this folk song explores the peace and a sense of belonging by finally answering the persistent pull of the natural world. - V1 I left my key in the bowl By the lift and the tired hallway Packed one coat, one old photo And a map with the ink worn gray The buses groaned through the morning As I watched that tower fade Something tugged on my sleeve Like a field at the edge of the day - Pre-Chorus Hear that pull in my bones Soft and steady as rain I’ve been chasing loud and shiny Now I want the honest plain - Chorus Nature is calling Calling my name Nature is calling I’m going that way Past the smoke and the sirens Past the hard concrete stain Nature is calling Call me again - V2 Now the lanes are lined with hedges And the hens wake up first light There’s a creek behind the orchard Singing under the bridge all night I trade my rush for a teacup By the window, watching wren And the wind comes straight through the grass Like it’s never been shut in - Pre-Chorus Hear that pull in my bones Soft and steady as rain I’ve been chasing loud and shiny Now I want the honest plain - Chorus Nature is calling Calling my name Nature is calling I’m going that way Past the smoke and the sirens Past the hard concrete stain Nature is calling Call me again - Bridge If you need me, I’m barefoot On a path through the clover Learning how to be still Let the long season hold her I don’t miss the hard-edged mirrors Or the doors that slam in vain I found my home in the hush now And I won’t be chased again - Chorus Nature is calling Calling my name Nature is calling I’m going that way Past the smoke and the sirens Past the hard concrete stain Nature is calling Call me again - Outro Call me back to the water Call me back to the sky I was born for the open And the open knows why Copyright © 2026 Andrew Reitmaier