[Verse 1]
I always hate this part
Every time I'm packing up my car
'Cause saying goodbye is so damn hard
When you live so far away
But I've gotten pretty used to looking in the rearview
At everything that raised me, it just makes me wanna stay

[Chorus]
I wish that every time I leave
I could pack up my old street
And all these stars would shine as bright
In the city
I wish that every memory
Could be in my shotgun seat
I could bottle up the place I love
And take it with me
'Cause when it's time to go
Wish I could take my hometown home

[Verse 2]
I'd take that old street light
That had its glow on all my favorite nights
Back when my whole world was ten blocks wide
Now I swear that l'd
Give anything to bring home more than just a picture in my mind

[Chorus]
I wish that every time I leave
I could pack up my old street
And all these stars would shine as bright
In the city
I wish that every memory
Could be in my shotgun seat
I could bottle up the place I love
And take it with me
'Cause when it's time to go
Wish I could take my hometown home

[Post-Chorus]
Take my hometown home

[Bridge]
I wish somebody told me that my days here would be numbered
'Cause every time I come back now, I just can't help but wonder why

[Chorus]
I would ever wanna leave
The place that made me me
But that's growing up
Even though you're never really ready
I wish that every memory
Could be in my shotgun seat
I could bottle up the place I love
And take it with me
'Cause when it's time to go
Wish I could take my hometown home

[Outro]
Wish I could take my hometown home