I've hung my hat on another front porch, crossed a few county linesFished some rivers I can't pronounce and I've seen the winter in the summertimeBut when I get to missin' my roots, sittin' somewhere west or whereverYou can find me tappin' these red wing boots togetherCause there ain't no place like hometownThere ain't a red dirt church, gravel back road, I'd rather drive downYeahYeahYeahYeahEverywhere from there to Timbuk, put a lot of country miles on my truckBut there ain't no place like hometown, yeahEvery county's got a courthouse, hell, every state's got a decaturThere's an accent in everyone's mouth, there's a ball team in every paperYeahAnd everybody's been proud of where they come fromEverybody loves their own version of Paul DarkTalkin' back into Athens, to Jackson, MississippiIf that's you, raise your cup up and sing it with meThere ain't no place like hometownThere ain't a red dirt church, gravel back road, I'd rather drive downYeahNow I've been everywhere from thereBut put a lot of compromise on my chestBut there ain't no place like a hometownAin't no place like a hometownAin't no place like slowed downAin't no placeAin't no placeAin't no placeAin't no place like hometownAin't no way, ain't no how, ain't no placeAin't no placeAin't no placeThere ain't no place like hometownThere ain't no red dirt or gravel back roadI'd rather drive downYeah, I've been everywhere from there to TimbuktuYeah, I've been everywhere from there to TimbuktuPut a lot of country miles on my truckThere ain't no place like hometownAin't no place like hometownAin't no place like slowed downAin't no placeAin't no placeAin't no placeAin't no place like hometownAin't no way, ain't no howAin't no placeAin't no placeAin't no placeAin't no placeAin't no placeAin't no place like hometownAin't no place like hometownAin't no placeAin't no place