[Verse 1] Passed the water tower, my name half-faded out Same old gas station, same old doubt Left in a Honda with a dream and a debt Came back in a suit that don't fit me yet [Pre-Chorus] Everybody waves like they know who I am But nobody here knows the man [Chorus] I'm a hometown ghost, walking through the rooms Where I used to be somebody before I grew Streetlights flicker like they recognize my face I'm a hometown ghost, haunting my own place [Verse 2] Dad's old chair is empty by the window Kid I went to school with runs the diner now Asks me if I found what I was looking for I order black coffee and I tell him, "Yeah, and more" [Pre-Chorus] Everybody waves like they know who I am But I left the best of me right here on this land [Chorus] I'm a hometown ghost, walking through the rooms Where I used to be somebody before I grew Streetlights flicker like they recognize my face I'm a hometown ghost, haunting my own place [Bridge] Maybe you can't go home Maybe home was never a place Maybe it was a time, and a porch, and a face And the ghost is just the part of me That never learned to say goodbye [Final Chorus] I'm a hometown ghost, but I'm learning how to stay Pour a little something out and let the past walk away Streetlights flicker, and for once I'm not afraid I'm a hometown ghost, and I'm finally home today
