More Than My Hometown

Girl, our mamas are best friends and so are we
The whole town’s rooting for us like the home team
Most likely to settle down
Plant a few roots real deep and let ‘em grow
But we can’t stop this real world from spinnin’ us
Your bright lights called, I don’t blame you for pickin’ up
Your big dream bags are all packed up and ready to go
But I just need you to know

That I love you more than a California sunset
More than a beer when you ain’t twenty-one yet
More than a Sunday morning Lord
Turnin’ some poor lost souls ‘round, Hallelujah bound
Yeah, I love you more than the feeling when the bass hits a hook
When the guy gets the girl at the end of the book
But, baby, this might be the last time I get to lay you down
‘Cause I can’t love you more than my hometown

I ain’t the runaway kind, I can’t change that
My heart’s stuck in these streets like the train tracks
City sky ain’t the same black
Ain’t that a map dot shame, man, to think that

I love you more than a California sunset
More than a beer when you ain’t twenty-one yet
More than a Sunday morning Lord
Turnin’ some poor lost souls around, Hallelujah bound
Yeah, I love you more than the feeling when the bass hits a hook
When the guy gets the girl at the end of the book
But, baby, this might be the last time I get to lay you down
‘Cause I can’t love you more than my hometown

Yeah, you got a wild in your eyes that I just wasn’t born with
I’m a same gas station cup of coffee in the mornin’
I need the house on the hill, girl, not in ‘em
So hang onto these words ‘til them avenues help you forget ‘em

‘Cause I love you more than a California sunset
I love you more in a twenty-dollar sundress
Hate that loaded down car you got your keys in
Girl, but I hate even more that you’re leavin’
‘Cause I love you more than the feeling when the bass hits a hook
When the guy gets the girl at the end of the book
But that ain’t you and me so I guess I’ll see you around
‘Cause I can’t love you more than my hometown

Love you more than my hometown
Love you more than my hometown
Love you more, baby, love you more