I love those dear hearts and gentle people  Who live in my home town  Because those dear hearts and gentle people  Will never ever let you down    They read the good book from Fri' till Monday  That's how the weekend goes  I've got a dream house I'll build there one day  With picket fence and ramblin' rose    I feel so welcome each time that I return  That my happy heart keeps laughin' like a clown  I love the dear hearts and gentle people  Who live and love in my home town    There's a place I'd like to go and it's Batten, Idaho  Where your friendly neighbors smile and say "Hello"  It's a pleasure and a treat to meander down the street  That's why I want the whole wide world to know    I love those dear hearts and gentle people  Who live in my home town  Because those dear hearts and gentle people  Will never ever let you down    They read the good book from Fri' till Monday  That's how the weekend goes  I've got a dream house I'll build there one day  With picket fence and ramblin' rose    I feel so welcome each time that I return  That my happy heart keeps laughin' like a clown  I love the dear hearts and gentle people  Who live and love in my home town    Home, home sweet home  Home, home sweet home