Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eric Church
Vocals
Jay Joyce
Electric Guitar
Lee Hendricks
Bass
Craig Wright
Drums
Jeff Hyde
Acoustic Guitar
Bryan Sutton
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eric Church
Songwriter
Luke Laird
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay Joyce
Producer
Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
Executive Producer
Jason Hall
Engineer
Matt Wheeler
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andrew Mendelson
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Damn, I used to love this view
Sit here and drink a few
Main street and the high school lit up on Friday night
Down there it’s another touchdown
Man, this year’s team is stout
I can hear ‘em goin’ crazy
And up here so am I
Thinkin' about you, sittin' here sayin', "I hate this, I hate it"
If you couldn’t stand livin’ here, why’d you take it, take it
[Chorus]
Give me back my hometown
This is my hometown
[Verse 2]
All the colors of my youth
The red, the green, the hope, the truth
Are beatin’ me black and blue ‘cause you’re in every scene
My friends try to cheer me up, a get-together at the Pizza Hut
I didn’t have the heart to tell them that was our place
These sleepy streetlights on every sidewalk, side street
Shed a light on everything that used to be
[Chorus]
Give me back my hometown
'Cause this is my hometown
[Bridge]
You can have my grandma’s locket
The knife out of my grandpa’s pocket
Yeah, my state champion jacket
I don’t care, you can have it
Every made memory
Every picture, every broken dream
Yeah, everything, everything, everything
[Chorus]
Give me back my hometown
‘Cause this is my hometown
Written by: Eric Church, Luke Laird