Home Sweet Hometown
Jimmie Allen Lyrics

It's gotta a probably never heard of name
The town he's from is not widely known and is small.

And a handful of red lights down Main
The main street in his town only has a few traffic lights.

And a whole lot of white picket
The houses in the town have white picket fences.

The court house clock not tickin'
The courthouse clock in his town no longer works.

I got a breakfast spot called Quick Stop
There's a breakfast restaurant in his town called Quick Stop.

When I go home it's my first stop
Whenever he goes back home, the breakfast spot is the first place he goes to visit.

To order my favorites
He likes to order his favorite breakfast dishes at Quick Stop.

The same old lady still make it
The same lady who used to make his breakfast as a kid still works at Quick Stop.

And I roll the map that's on the back on my hand
He remembers the layout of the town by rolling a mental map on the back of his hand.

A little streets, most folks would pass and not look back
Some of the smaller streets in his town are often overlooked by visitors or those who left and never came back.

But to a couple folks like me
However, to those who grew up in the town like him, those small streets hold a special meaning.

It's home sweet hometown
This is the phrase that embodies the spirit and essence of the town he grew up in.

Where you keep your first sins
The town is where he committed his first indiscretions and has nostalgic memories of them, similar to many others who grew up there.

Your amens, your kinfolks, your old friends
This is where you have familial connections, friendships, and many formative experiences, including religious ones.

Everybody's got one, or forgot one
Everyone has a hometown, or has forgotten about it.

Or maybe they're still caught in one
Some people never left their hometown and are still caught in it.

Yeah, we all try to leave this place and chase them big dreams down
Everyone tries to leave their hometown and achieve their big dreams.

But the world can leave a bitter taste without
However, the world can be harsh and unfulfilling without the comfort and familiarity of a hometown.

I'm Sussex country born and raised
He's from a countryside area in Sussex, and has always lived there.

Got family roots and my daddy's grave
He has deep family roots in the town and his father is buried there.

No matter where I go
Regardless of where he goes in life,

This place is always home
His hometown will always be home to him no matter where else he goes.

Hm, yeah
Sound effect without any meaning.

Home sweet hometown
The refrain that repeats the song's message and theme.