Community Song Post

Lyrics:
"My Hometown"

Sweet southern smell of summer in Savannah
Tailgate drop Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that’s my hometown
Yeah that’s my hometown

New York City, subway on the run,
San Diego surfers, soaking in the sun
That’s my hometown
America’s my hometown

We got blue collar people
Little pink houses
White church steeples
Wishes in a fountain
If you know every name on your street
And you know them then you know me
That’s my hometown
America’s my hometown

Trash can fire, north Detroit
Seventh inning stretch Chicago, Illinois
That’s my hometown
America’s my hometown

Down in Nashville, out in Hot Springs
Seattle, San Antone, doin’ our thing

We got blue collar people
Little pink houses
White church steeples
Wishes in a fountain
If you know every name on your street
And you know them then you know me
That’s my hometown
America’s my hometown
Yeah that’s my hometown
America’s my hometown

Stars shinin’ down on Memphis at night
Reminds me of those Las Vegas lights
Big Sky Montana to New Orleans
And every one light city that sits in between
That’s my hometown
America’s my hometown
Yeah that’s my hometown
America’s my hometown

We got blue collar people
Little pink houses
White church steeples
Wishes in a fountain
If you know every name on your street
And you know them then you know me
That’s my hometown
America’s my hometown
Yeah that’s my hometown
America’s my hometown

In this song Uncle Kracker describes his hometown, his community, America. He names the biggest cities in America and embraces everyone. This song relates to the video we watched in class as being a proud American. He describes the major attractions of America, "Stars shinin' down on Memphis at night, reminds me of those Las Vegas lights." He doesn't support the idea of changing, he describes in his song his hometown as an upbeat pleasant place. There is repetition stressing the idea that America is his hometown. Whether you're in the north or south, Americans form a community and take pride in their hometown.