Ain't No Place Like Home

Last night the mayor got plastered at the only bar in town
And he totalled his truck while he was drunk drivin' all around
Next mornin' his wife
She walked right out of their small-town fantasy
To retaliate, he went and displayed
Her panties on an old oak tree

It's been a few years since I left home
Just tryin' to chase my dreams
But a scandal like this knows just how to find its way to me
All the good folks I left behind
Fought to be the first in line
To spill the tea, oh and how could I decline?

You'd think because I left, I got out
But I can't escape that little town

There ain't no place like home
You can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can't forget your roots
When they show up once a week on the evenin' news
You learn there's always drama to be found
When you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread 'til the whole county knows
There ain't no place like home

I heard all about the brawl on the preacher's front lawn
Before church last Sunday
His poor wife and kids
You know we're all sendin' prayers their way
And that lawyer's baby mama stumbled home at 3AM
Fell out of the cab all covered in the booze
She swore she'd never drink again

You'd think because I left, I got out
But I can't escape that little town

There ain't no place like home
You can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can't forget your roots
When they show up once a week on the evenin' news
You learn there's always drama to be found
When you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread 'til the whole county knows
There ain't no place like home

Where I come from, we all die famous
So if you want everyone to know what your name is
I hear the local coke dealer's finally locked up
So there's an empty house for you
Just move on in, you can bet all your wishes will come true

There ain't no place like home
You can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can't forget your roots
When they show up once a week on the evenin' news
You learn there's always drama to be found
When you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread 'til the whole county knows
There ain't no place like home

There ain't no place like home