Hometown Bar

Two left turns from the one stop light The building on the corner don't have a sign But you know where to go Everybody knows everybody Jack's on the bar, stool hasn't moved Just like a church pew, everybody's got their seat They sit in every week While they pour me another I just sit and wonder Who I'd be if I stayed All I know is I've changed They're drinkin' off the same day Spending blue collar money the same way And if they could would they leave? Does everybody dream? Well, I don't know Nothing breaks my heart like my hometown bar Bobby in the back goes by Robert now Just like his dad, I heard that now he's got four mouths to feed With one paycheck for two weeks All I've got in common with these walls is I'm not talkin' about the world outside this town I feel guilty I got out While they pour me another I just sit and wonder Who I'd be if I stayed All I know is I've changed They're drinkin' off the same day Spending blue collar money the same way And if they could would they leave? Does everybody dream? Well, I don't know Nothing breaks my heart like my hometown bar Mama raised me, Mama gave me The belief that I could save me So I saved pennies Then she made me get the hell out And then I come back around They pour me another I just sit and wonder Who I'd be if I stayed All I know is I've changed They're drinkin' off the same day Spending blue collar money the same way And if they could would they leave? Does everybody dream? Well, I don't know Nothing breaks my heart Oh, but nothing has my heart like my hometown bar Nothing has my heart like my hometown bar