Some take the train all the way to LA Some never get off the tracks I'd never thought I'd live to see the day I'd say, "Goodbye, call us back" That was the roof where I smoked my first cigarette Praying I wouldn't get caught I'm still the ghost of that teenage silhouette Growing up's not what I thought Even long after I'm gone This town, those streets hold a piece of me there Love-drunk, sixteen Oh, I promise, wherever I carry your heart with me I'll never be far, I'll never be far Hold on for now, it's not forever I swear I'll make you proud Oh, I promise, wherever I carry your heart with me I'll never be far, never be far from home Senior year, saying goodbye to Sage Creek Felt my heart break in those halls I asked out a girl and they laughed at me I swear nobody talks like those walls First time I realized I wasn't invincible Broke a bone tryna show off Names on a cast, proof I wasn't invisible First taste of fame that I got Even long after I'm gone This town, those streets hold a piece of me there Love-drunk, sixteen Oh, I promise, wherever I carry your heart with me I'll never be far, I'll never be far Hold on for now, it's not forever I swear I'll make you proud Oh, I promise, wherever I carry your heart with me I'll never be far, never be far Home, home Home, home Wherever I carry your heart with me I'll never be far, never be far from home The place that raised me Ones who change me I would not be who I am without This town, those streets hold a piece of me there Love-drunk, sixteen Oh, I promise, wherever I carry your heart with me I'll never be far, I'll never be far (Hey) Hold on for now, it's not forever I swear I'll make you proud Oh, I promise, wherever I carry your heart with me I'll never be far, never be far from home