They'll pin you down early Write the story before you know Never bother asking What it is you really want You found a dream A fire inside your bones In a box of records Knew you had to go You couldn't stick around It's hard to be yourself in your hometown Swore you'd make it out You couldn't stick around You left 'em all wondering You had to follow your heart Barely 20 years old Looking for a new start Held your hopes so high Swinging hard for the fence You wonder if you've made it yet Just remember why you left You couldn't stick around It's hard to be yourself in your hometown Swore you'd make it out You couldn't stick around You wanna make it worth it The blood, sweat, and tears See the time for something More than wasted years You found your song You still sing it now They wouldn't believe it if they Could see you now You couldn't stick around You found yourself in a new town Boy, look at you now You're gonna stick around You couldn't stick around You found yourself in a new town Boy, look at you now You're gonna stick around