Feels Like Home
Lucy Hale Lyrics

Ten years old, hair running wild
At the age of ten, I was carefree and happy, with my hair blowing in the wind.

Dirt on my face and a naughty smile
I had dirt smudges on my face, but I didn't care because I was having fun and feeling cheeky.

I was so in love with the place that I called home
I was deeply enamored with my home and felt a sense of attachment and belonging.

Fourteen, growing up fast
As I reached the age of 14, I was growing and maturing at a rapid pace.

Chasing boys and skipping class
I was experiencing all the usual teenage shenanigans such as flirting with boys and cutting class.

Double daring on the kiss me back, scared down to the bone
I took risks and played with danger by daring boys to kiss me back, even though I was secretly scared.

'Cause there's no one that I gotta be,
I didn't feel the need to put on any façades or pretend to be someone I wasn't.

It all comes down to the simple things
At the end of the day, what really mattered were the basic, fundamental things in life.

It feels like home and family,
Being surrounded by family and feeling at home in my environment gave me a sense of comfort and security.

My feet in the red clay
Standing on the red clay was a grounding force for me, connecting me to the earth and giving me a sense of being grounded.

My heart runs like the Mississippi,
The Mississippi River symbolized the flow of my heart, which was full of the essence of my home and family.

All the way back from the big city
Even when I was in a big city, my heart was always connected to the warmth and familiarity of my home.

When the sun goes down at the end of the day,
At the end of each day, as the sun went down, I was filled with a sense of contentment and ease.

Nowhere else can make me feel this way
No other place could evoke the same sense of belonging and comfort that my home did.

Sixteen on a jet plane
As I turned sixteen, I traveled on a plane for the first time.

Yeah, nothing's ever gonna be the same
The experience of traveling on a plane was life-altering, and things would never be the same for me.

Way out here, it don't even rain
The place I traveled to was so different from my home that it didn't even rain there.

In the city of angels
The city I traveled to was Los Angeles, which is also known as the city of angels.

Even though I like it here
Although I found the city of angels to be nice, something was missing.

I get scared that I'll disappear
I was fearful that being in a new environment would cause me to lose my sense of self and my connection to home.

So I close my eyes, start clicking my heels
Just like Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz', I wished to be transported back to my home by clicking my heels together.

I remember how it feels
I vividly remembered the feeling of home and how it comforted me.

It's where I learned to drive back when I was thirteen
I first learned to drive when I was thirteen years old, at home.

My dad gave me the wheel then said, "Give it back to me."
Although my dad allowed me to drive, he still held the control and power over the situation.

Summer days down at walnut grove lake
I spent many summer days at a nearby lake called Walnut Grove.

We were thinking we were cool like '96 in the shade
I have fond memories of hanging out with friends and feeling like we were the coolest kids around, reminiscing about the year 1996, while sitting in the shade.

Telling secrets in the southern moonlight,
In the warmth of the southern moonlight, my friends and I shared our secrets with each other.

The way my mom said it's alright to roam,
My mom gave me the freedom to go out and explore the world, knowing that home would always be waiting for me.

No one that I gotta be,
Once again, I felt no need to pretend or be someone I'm not.

It all comes down to the simple things
At the end of the day, what really matters are the basic, fundamental things in life.

It feels like home and family,
Being surrounded by family and feeling at home in my environment gave me a sense of comfort and security.

My feet in the red clay
Standing on the red clay was a grounding force for me, connecting me to the earth and giving me a sense of being grounded.

My heart runs like the Mississippi,
The Mississippi River symbolized the flow of my heart, which was full of the essence of my home and family.

All the way back from the big city
Even when I was in a big city, my heart was always connected to the warmth and familiarity of my home.

And when the sun goes down at the end of the day,
At the end of each day, as the sun went down, I was filled with a sense of contentment and ease.

Nowhere else can make me feel this way
No other place could evoke the same sense of belonging and comfort that my home did.

Feels like home
Overall, the song expresses the deep sense of love, warmth, and belonging that Lucy Hale feels towards her home, family, and environment.

Feels like home

Feels like home

Feels like home

Feels like home
The repetition of 'Feels like home' drives home the point that no other place has the same effect on Lucy Hale as her beloved home.