Keith Hampton: Songs & Lyrics
My Hometown
(Keith Hampton)
June 1, 2002
Keith Hampton/BMI
from HOPEFIRE (2002)
maybe i've been wrong
about the morning
when the darkness dissolves
and daylight takes its place
i made it better through the night
than i ever have in years
i wonder what's been missing
until now
now that i'm leaving
for the last time
my hometown
you can travel light
and still walk heavy
or you can fly through the air
to where you long to be
but let your buildings kiss the sky
i'd rather watch the road unwind
between here and there
in the air
or on the ground
yes it's one way or another
to my hometown
maybe this time will be different
if i take the time to get it right
and i couldn't help but laugh
at my hatred for the past
there's no room left
in my heart
to harbor bitterness
i'll be a guest when i return
and i made it better
through the night
than i ever have in years
i wonder what's been missing
until now
now that i'm leaving for the last time
leaving for the last time
leaving i am leaving
my hometown