Half of my high school got too drunk

Half of my high school fell in love

With the girl next door

In their daddy's ford

Half of my main street's mini skirts

Half of my main street's dressed for church

It could use some rain

And a fresh coat of paint.

Half of my hometown's still hangin' around

Still talkin' about that one touchdown

They're still wearin' red and black

Go bobcats, while the other half

Of my hometown they all got out

Some went north

Some went south

Still lookin' for a feelin' half of us ain't found

So stay or leave

Part of me will always be

Half of my hometown.

Half of our prom queens cut their hair

Half of them think that it ain't fair

The quarterback moved away and never came back

Half of my family is happy I left

The other half worries I'll just forget

Where I came from

Same place where they came from.

Half of my hometown's still hangin' around

Still talkin' about that one touchdown

They're still wearin' red and black

Go bobcats, while the other half

Of my hometown they all got out

Some went north

Some went south

Still lookin' for a feelin' half of us ain't found

So stay or leave

Part of me will always be

Half of my hometown

Half of my hometown.

Backroads raise us

Highways they take us

Memories make us wanna go back.

To our hometown, settle down

Talk about that one touchdown

Raise some kids in red and black

Go bobcats, while the other half

Of my hometown was in the crowd

They knew the words

They sang them loud

And all I wanna do is make them proud

Cause half of me will always be

Knoxville, tennessee

My hometown

My hometown.