[Verse 1]
Everybody want Nashville, Tennessee
Platinum records and big 'ol dreams
So you play from your heart
And you act the part
Until they tell you "One day you're gonna be a star"
But the years go by and you dream of home
Where everybody knows and sings your songs
And these washed out covers
They're getting old
And I just wanna go home
[Chorus]
Where I'm a Hometown Hero
Playing my songs for everybody I know
I'm a Hometown Hero
Playing for the faces that wrote my songs
I'm a Hometown, Hometown Hero
[Verse 2]
The view of the crowd never seems to change
Cigarette clouds in a dark blue haze
Are the lights to bright? Do I sing too loud?
Is the pressure from the critics getting me down?
I remember back home, how they set up my stage
The lights were just right, I didn't need to get paid
With a bucket of beer waiting for the band
And the crowd in the palm of my hand
[Chorus]
‘Cuz I'm a Hometown Hero
Playing my songs for everybody I know
I'm a Hometown Hero
Playing for the faces that wrote my songs
I'm a Hometown, Hometown Hero
[Bridge]
It's where I learned how to dance, I got my first band
My daddy taught me how to be a good man
I learned how to kiss for the very first time
Drove late at night with no headlights
When I play at “The Stage on Broadway”
With a bought out band who I can't relate
I dream of my home
I dream of my friends
I wanna go back to where it all began
[Chorus]
‘Cuz I'm a Hometown Hero
Playing my songs for everybody I know
I'm a Hometown Hero
Playing for the faces that wrote my songs
I'm a Hometown, Hometown Hero
[Chorus]
‘Cuz I'm a Hometown Hero
Playing my songs for everybody I know
I'm a Hometown Hero
Playing for the faces that wrote my songs
I'm a Hometown, Hometown Hero