Lyrics
[verse]
My father held my hand out on the street
Showed me the mill where the whole town used to meet
Said someday, son, this all will be yours to keep
Now half the windows on Main Street sleep
[chorus]
This is my hometown, dust upon the sign
This is my hometown, still it's yours and mine
Buildings older, faces harder than before
But my hometown's still worth fighting for
[verse]
I got a boy now, sitting in my lap
Driving him past the same old water tap
He asks me why the factory gates are closed
I tell him stories nobody really knows
[chorus]
This is my hometown, dust upon the sign
This is my hometown, still it's yours and mine
Buildings older, faces harder than before
But my hometown's still worth fighting for
[bridge]
Some folks packed their trucks and drove away
Chasing brighter lights, a better day
But I stayed rooted like an old oak tree
This town's in my blood, it made me who I'll be
[chorus]
This is my hometown, dust upon the sign
This is my hometown, still it's yours and mine
Buildings older, faces harder than before
But my hometown's still worth fighting for
