I told myself getting out   That's what this is all about   Sun goes up, sun goes down   You only get one go around   Then I left this town      Then I let that boat carry me   As far as it could carry me   I stood on a mountain free   Found a place where I can breath in and out   And thought about things I can't live without      I keep coming back, time after time   No matter where I'm at   I can't pretend I found something better   Than where I've been      'Cause where I'm from is who I am   And no matter how far that I run, yeah   I keep coming back      They say, the more people change   The more that they stay the same   So I just stopped everything   Thought about all the things weighing me down      Then I threw out old boxes, emptied my pockets   Of regrets and love letters, pictures and lockets   And all I have now is the truth that I found   Life has a way of just turning around   And around, and around      I keep coming back, time after time   No matter where I'm at   I can't pretend I found something better   Than where I've been      'Cause where I'm from is who I am   And no matter how far that I run, yeah   I keep coming back      To a town on the hill   So peaceful than steel   Where my memories are at, yeah      I keep coming back, time after time   No matter where I'm at   I can't pretend I found something better   Than where I've been      'Cause where I'm from is who I am   And no matter how far that I run   No matter how far   No matter how far that I run   I keep coming back, I keep coming back   I keep coming back