Hometown

She wanted to move

She wanted to try something new

She wanted to live in San Francisco

In a place with a view



She wanted the sound

She wanted the life all around

She wanted the fun and the action of a livelier town

But he, he would still disagree

'Cause he loved the stillness of morning

And the wind in the trees



He needed the stars

He needed to say, "This is ours"

And look at a field and a pasture

And a road with no cars



He wanted a farm

He wanted a horse in a barn

He wanted a life in the country, far from the town

So they, they chose to stay

They found a place where they hoped

They might both have their way



Surprise!

But that compromise was a life in the suburbs

That they both could despise

With nothing of either, too much of each

The things that they hoped for were both out of reach



No land for the garden, too far from the stores

No new folk to talk to, loud neighbors next door

Though traffic was endless, no one stepped outside

An outpost of loners who've come there to hide



Why they stayed, all those years

The answer can't be found

But there they were, there they fought

And there they stood their ground in my hometown

In my own hometown

Wonder what I've made that far

In my own hometown

In my own hometown