You pay the price, you can leave all your dues behind, yeah
 You go spinning your wheels, till just one song makes it right
 Live your life on the road, now they call you a star overnight
 Overnight, overnight, oh no no

 CHORUS:
 Gave it all, for it seemed like ages
 Lived the life of a rolling stone
 Seen the world from a thousand stages
 There ain't no feelin', you've ever known
 Like when a hometown boy comes home


 This guy's a joker, and this is not the key to your found
 And there's always somebody, who thinks he makes a living
 From putting you down
 You're aware of the odds, just forgetting the chance you must take
 When you're bound to a vision, there is no decision to make
 No no no


 CHORUS:


 When he comes home
 The road is long and you're on your own
 But through it all you know your roots run so deep
 Out on the rock and roll highway
 You make a promise to bring it back home
 And that's one promise, you know ya gotta keep


 CHORUS:


 But it's never gonna feel like
 When a hometown boy comes home
 He's a hometown hero