Half of my high school got too drunk
Half of my high school fell in love with the girl next door
In their daddy's Ford
Half of my Main Street's mini skirts
Half of my Main Street's dressed for church
It could use some rain and a fresh coat of paint
Half of my hometown's still hangin' around
Still talkin' about that one touchdown
They're still wearin' red and black, "Go Bobcats"
While the other half of my hometown, they all got out
Some went north, some went south
Still lookin' for a feelin' half of us ain't found
So stay or leave
Part of me will always be
Half of my hometown
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Half of our prom queens cut their hair
Half of them think that it ain't fair
The quarterback moved away and never came back
Half of my family is happy I left
The other half worries I'll just forget where I came from
Same place where they came from
Half of my hometown's still hangin' around
Still talkin' about that one touchdown
They're still wearin' red and black, "Go Bobcats"
While the other half of my hometown, they all got out
Some went north, some went south
Still lookin' for a feelin' half of us ain't found
So stay or leave
Part of me will always be
Half of my hometown
Mm-hmm, half of my hometown (town)
Oh-oh
Backroads raised us
Highways, they take us
Memories make us wanna go back
To our hometown, settle down
Talk about that one touchdown
Raise some kids in red and black
"Go Bobcats," while the other half
Of our hometown was in the crowd
They knew the words, they sing 'em loud
And all I wanna do is make them proud
'Cause half of me will always be from Knoxville, Tennessee
My hometown
Ah-ah-ah
My hometown (my hometown)