The Further I Go

The streets of my hometown ain't my home now

I'm one last cigarette, teenager wasted on the town

My friends all took to fentanyl, or fatherhood, or felony

That could've been me

The streets of my hometown sleep well at night

I'm pacing up and down those same old faded traffic lines

My parents' home stays dark past 12, and the public parks outside

And I ain't been back since my dog Jasper died

Tell me how we got so distant

I was just a kid causing trouble like a minute ago

Sneaking out and hoping no one would know

But the further I go, the harder it hits me

And know that I regret this distance

It took all I had just to pick up and leave

Yeah, that could've been me

And it's always close, but the further I go

The harder it hits me when I come back home

The harder it hits me when I come back home

These high school halls where I come from seem small

I'm drinking in the parking lot behind the shopping mall

My friends they took to fentanyl, or having kids before 18

And now it's been too long for me to call

Tell me how we got so distant

I was just a kid causing trouble like a minute ago

Sneaking out and hoping no one would know

But the further I go, the harder it hits me

And know that I regret this distance

It took all I had just to pick up and leave

Yeah, that could've been me

And it's always close, but the further I go

The harder it hits me when I come back home

The harder it hits me when I come back home

The streets of my hometown ain't my home now

I'm one last cigarette, teenager wasted on the town

Tell me how we got so distant

I was just a kid causing trouble like a minute ago

Sneaking out and hoping no one would know

But the further I go, the harder it hits me

And know that I regret this distance

It took all I had just to pick up and leave

Yeah, that could've been me

And it's always close, but the further I go

The harder it hits me when I come back home

The harder it hits me when I come back home

The harder it hits me when I come back home