It's been ten long and lonely years since I've been to my hometown

I saw fame and fortune which I finally found

Everyone at home they know me and say I'm a big man

The hometown boy that made good well he's back home again

But there's a face in my mem'ry that stands out from all the rest

The face of someone special the girl I still love best

I asked about Jeannie mom said she married yesterday

And please don't try to see her son it had to be this way

Then my eyes filled with tears as I turned back the years

To a love I once had she was mine

Jeannie Norman was her name Lord I'd give up all my fame

Just to hold Jeannie close one more time just to hold Jeannie close one more time