That scent on the breeze, yeah it's pullin' me back Every corner I turned carved a groove in the track Petals drift on the wind and they whisper my name This is where I belong—nothin' else feels the same Step outside, different air in this neighborhood Taste it on my tongue, every block understood Corner-store melodies, shopkeep hummin' low Fryin' oil and warm bread settin' evenin's aglow Miles away in another city's glow Caught a side street that curved just like the one I know Same kinda dusk, same kinda fading light Froze me where I stood, took me back overnight That scent on the breeze, yeah it's pullin' me home I know every bloom where the garden has grown Jasmine drops in July, maples blush in the fall Seasons speak through the air—I can name 'em all Grandma's hedge, lavender and sage beside the door Wrote my memories deep in the garden floor You can look it up but you won't feel the weight Of the steam from the noodle shop closin' late That's my hometown, my hometown Roots runnin' deep, they won't pull out That's my hometown, yeah, my hometown That scent on the breeze, yeah it's pullin' me back Every corner I turned carved a groove in the track Petals drift on the wind and they whisper my name This is where I belong—nothin' else feels the same City lights overseas but they don't hit the same Every boulevard's a stranger, forgot its name Back home even shadows wear a familiar coat And the wind through the alley hums its own little note
