Mary Chapin Carpenter - Hometown Girl Lyrics
Years ago in my hometown I was a headstrong girl and a heartstrong one / wed ride all summer with the top rolled down through the sleepy streets of that jersey townNow I knew girls when I was sixteenCould make a smart boy stutter, turn a nice boy meanAnd the boys made the girls into homecoming queensMarried each other instead of their dreamsChorus: these days Im mostly out on my ownLooking for someplace that I can call homeLate at night, or just before dawnI pretend youre with me nowIt never seemed that hard beforeWhat happened to that hometown girl?The seasons changed in my hometownThe way they changed in yoursThe windows opened up to the springLike every spring beforeAnd I ran with boys who werent like youI was young but somehow I knewThe difference between a man and a foolSometimes I think that could have been youChorus:Hometown girls are like hometown dreamsSome start fading, others stay keenI wont forget you but Ill let you beLove never was that kind to meLate at night or just before downI pretend youre with me nowYou had your madness and you had your charmBut only when your heart allowedAnd my heart just wont allow no moreWhat happened to that hometown girl?
