The Further I Go

The streets of my hometown ain't my home now
 I'm one last cigarette, teenager wasted on the town
 My friends all took to fentanyl, or fatherhood, or felony
 That could've been me
 The streets of my hometown sleep well at night
 I'm pacing up and down those same old faded traffic lines
 My parents' home stays dark past 12, and the public parks outside
 And I ain't been back since my dog Jasper died
 Tell me how we got so distant
 I was just a kid causing trouble like a minute ago
 Sneaking out and hoping no one would know
 But the further I go, the harder it hits me
 And know that I regret this distance
 It took all I had just to pick up and leave
 Yeah, that could've been me
 And it's always close, but the further I go
 The harder it hits me when I come back home
 The harder it hits me when I come back home
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 These high school halls where I come from seem small
 I'm drinking in the parking lot behind the shopping mall
 My friends they took to fentanyl, or having kids before 18
 And now it's been too long for me to call
 Tell me how we got so distant
 I was just a kid causing trouble like a minute ago
 Sneaking out and hoping no one would know
 But the further I go, the harder it hits me
 And know that I regret this distance
 It took all I had just to pick up and leave
 Yeah, that could've been me
 And it's always close, but the further I go
 The harder it hits me when I come back home
 The harder it hits me when I come back home
 The streets of my hometown ain't my home now
 I'm one last cigarette, teenager wasted on the town
 Tell me how we got so distant
 I was just a kid causing trouble like a minute ago
 Sneaking out and hoping no one would know
 But the further I go, the harder it hits me
 And know that I regret this distance
 It took all I had just to pick up and leave
 Yeah, that could've been me
 And it's always close, but the further I go
 The harder it hits me when I come back home
 The harder it hits me when I come back home
 The harder it hits me when I come back home