It may be down the south in Alabama Or maybe just a little old one horse town It could be on the back streets of Chicago But if it’s home it’s still the greatest place around Home’s where a kid grows up And spends his younger days Home is where I long to be No matter how far away There may be an old sweetheart still there waiting Can’t tell I might even find a few old friends I know my mom and dad would like to see me And know I want so much to go back home again Home’s where a kid grows up And spends his younger days Home is where I long to be No matter how far away It may be down the south in Alabama Or maybe just a little old one horse town It could be on the back streets of Chicago But if it’s home it’s still the greatest place around