Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Steve Earle
Canonical path: /steve-earle/hometown-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hometown Blues
Read Hometown Blues lyrics by Steve Earle on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hometown Blues
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I wish I'd never come back home
It don't feel right since I've been grown
I can't find any of my old friends hangin' 'round
Won't nothin' bring you down like your hometown
I spent some time in New Orleans
I had to live on rice and beans
I hitched through Texas when the sun was beatin' down
Won't nothin' bring you down like your hometown
CHORUS
Home is where the heart is
Ain't that what they always say
My heart lies in broken pieces
Scattered along the way
So don't think about me when I'm gone
I don't mind travelin' alone
You are the sweetest little thing I ever found
Won't nothin' bring you down like your hometown
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Steve Earle performs "Hometown Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Steve Earle catalog on LyroVerse.
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