[Verse 1]
It’s been so long
Since I’ve made it back home
And lately I’ve started to miss it
Back in the day I just wanted away
To see all of the things
I have been missing

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Time passes by
Changes minds
Brings me back to
The place I call home

[Chorus]
The stars in the city
Are never as pretty
Sometimes life’s such a pity
Don't know what you've got till its gone

[Verse 2]
Long gravel driveways
And white picket fences
And air that smells good when you breathe it
Dad’s on the mower and Mom’s in the gardеn
The smell of cut grass mixed with woodchips
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Small sleepy towns
Whеre the stars
Shine bright and
The moon’s always full

[Chorus]
The stars in the city
Are never as pretty
Sometimes life’s such a pity
Don't know what you've got

[Chorus]
The stars in the city
Are never as pretty
Sometimes life’s such a pity
Don’t know why you got
Till it’s gone

[Bridge]
I fell so all alone
And this city is cold as stone
I close my eyes and
My mind brings
Brings me back home
[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Time passes by
Changes minds
Brings me back to
The place I call home

[Chorus]
The stars in the city
Are never as pretty
Sometimes life’s such a pity
Don't know what you've got

[Chorus]
The stars in the city (oh oh home)
Are never as pretty (oh oh home)
Sometimes life’s such a pity
Don't know what you've got (Take me home)
Till it’s gone