Hometown Lyrics - David Wilcox

She wanted to move 

She wanted to try something new 

She wanted to live in San Francisco 

In a place with a view 

She wanted the sound 

She wanted the life all around 

She wanted the fun and the action of a livelier town 

But he, he would still disagree 

'Cause he loved the stillness of morning 

And the wind in the trees 

He needed the stars 

He needed to say, "This is ours" 

And look at a field and a pasture 

And a road with no cars 

He wanted a farm 

He wanted a horse in a barn 

He wanted a life in the country, far from the town 

So they, they chose to stay 

They found a place where they hoped 

They might both have their way 

Surprise! 

But that compromise was a life in the suburbs 

That they both could despise 

With nothing of either, too much of each 

The things that they hoped for were both out of reach 

No land for the garden, too far from the stores 

No new folk to talk to, loud neighbors next door 

Though traffic was endless, no one stepped outside 

An outpost of loners who've come there to hide 

Why they stayed, all those years 

The answer can't be found 

But there they were, there they fought 

And there they stood their ground in my hometown 

In my own hometown 

Wonder what I've made that far 

In my own hometown 

In my own hometown