Barely 18 thought I knew it all
   My little hometown was way too small
   For the big dreams I'd been dreaming
   I thought the fast lane and bright lights was what I was needin'
   A few long years have come and gone
   I finally saved enough to get back home
   To the hills, the creeks, and timbers
   Where's that slow paced laid back place I remember?
  
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   Tell me where has my hometown gone?
   Lord this looks nothing like the place that I come from
   What happened to the down home road that I was raised up on
   Tell me where has my hometown gone?
  
   There's a mini mall where I used to hunt squirrels
   Time's made momma's out of the girls
   I used to chase when I was younger
   They say old Mayor Baker is six feet under
   Riverview Drive is up to four lanes
   No whistle blows from that midnight train that used to haul out of Southfield Mines
   Yeah that quiet little place is just a memory of mine
  
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   I miss my fishin' hole, barber pole, front porch swing, drive in, skating rink, Dairy Queen
  
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