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Artist: Jonathan Cain
Canonical path: /jonathan-cain/hometown-boys
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hometown Boys
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Hometown Boys
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In the steel grey dawn
A taillight procession
Winds to the edge of town
And they carry on
Like their fathers before them
And toil on this sacred ground
To live and die
On the streets of their childhood
Passing down hopes and dreams
In the blood faith's unspoken
And the spirit can't be broken
Born to stay, they've made their choices
Built to last, hometown boys
Raise a little hell, make some noise
They'll never change, no
Hometown boys
In the eyes of the young
The burning question's
Whether to leave or stay
And the restless one's
Torn by temptation
It's so hard to just walk away
Tied to the land, bound by tradition
There's rivers that run way too deep
Heart to heart, brother to brother
Always count an one another
Born to stay, they've made their choices
Built to last, hometown boys
Raise a little hell, make some noise
They'll never change, no
Hometown boys
The old town hall's still standing
The steel mill's going strong
Their passion and their glory
Is knowing where they belong
Born to stay, they've made their choices
Built to last, hometown boys
Raise a little hell, make some noise
They'll never change, no
Hometown boys
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