Hometown Hero

Well, all right, you put your heart and your soul on the line You pay the price; you can leave all your dues behind, yeah You go spinning your wheels till just one song makes it right Live your life on the road; now they call you a star overnight Overnight, overnight, oh, no, no [Chorus] Gave it all; for it seemed like ages Lived the life of a rolling stone Seen the world from a thousand stages There ain't no feelin' you've ever known Like when a hometown boy comes home This guy's a joker, and this is not the key to your town And there's always somebody who thinks he makes a living From putting you down You're aware of the odds just forgetting the chance you must take When you're bound to a vision, there is no decision to make No, no, no [Chorus] When he comes home The road is long and you're on your own But through it all you know your roots run so deep Out on the rock-'n'-roll highway You make a promise to bring it back home And that's one promise you know ya gotta keep [Chorus] But it's never gonna feel like When a hometown boy comes home He's a hometown hero