Hometown Girl

Years ago in my hometown I was a headstrong girl and a heartstrong one We'd ride all summer with the top rolled down through the sleepy streets of that Jersey town Now I knew girls when I was sixteen Could make a smart boy stutter, turn a nice boy mean And the boys made the girls into homecoming queens Married each other instead of their dreams These days I'm mostly out on my own Looking for someplace that I can call home Late at night, or just before dawn I pretend you're with me now It never seemed that hard before What happened to that hometown girl? The seasons changed in my hometown