Where Has My Hometown Gone

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?

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 mommas 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

MinesYeah, that quiet little place is just a memory of mine

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?

I miss my fishin' hole

Barber pole, front porch swing

Drive in, skating rink,

Dairy Queen

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?

Where's it gone?

My home