Story Behind The Song

GOING BACK HOME AFTER BEING GONE A LONG TIME,

Song Description

WHEN YOU GO HOME AFTER A LONG TIME AWAY AND FIND OUT THAT TIME HAS MOVED ON AND ITS NOT WHAT YOU REMEMBER.

Lyrics

A GHOST IN MY OWN HOMETOWN
[Verse 1]
I drive this old town like I never left,
But no one sees me, I'm just someone time made them forget.
Familiar faces pass me by,
But they don't look me in the eye.

[Pre-Chorus]
The diner's still open, the bar's still loud,
But I don't feel welcome in the crowd...

[Chorus]
I feel like a ghost in my own hometown,
Like a name they forgot, like a face drowned out.
All these memories, they still hang around,
But the life I knew ain't the one I found.
Yeah, I'm just shadows on the ground --
A ghost in my own hometown.

[Verse 2]
That corner store's a coffee chain,
The house I grew up in don't look the same.
They paved the fields where we sat alone,
Now I barely recognize my home.

[Pre-Chorus]
The church bells ring, but it don't feel right,
Like echoes from another life...

[Chorus]
I feel like a ghost in my own hometown,
Like a name they forgot, like a face drowned out.
All these memories, they still hang around,
But the life I knew ain't the one I found.
Yeah, I'm just shadows on the ground --
A ghost in my own hometown.

[Bridge]
I guess time don't wait, it just moves on,
Leaves you wonderin' where it all has gone.
But I still see us in that rearview light,
Just two kids fading into the night...

[Final Chorus]
I feel like a ghost in my own hometown,
Like a love they lost, like a dream shut down.
The laughter's gone, but the streets still sound
With the silence of what can't be found.
Yeah, I'm just shadows on the ground --
A ghost in my own hometown.

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Signal 30	Signal 30's 9th Playlist	5/12/2025