He’s still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
And he’s still wearing that red and black jersey
Waiting for the band to start up
He’s still showing up twenty late, finding hearts and rules …
You know I’m gonna hit it on the radio
You know I’m gonna put it on my video
I know you gon’ be turning up the volume
I know you wanna split me …
I’d rather go blind, blind, blind
Than to see you with her tonight
I’m done with your lies
But I can’t say goodbye
So, I’d rather go blind
[Verse 1]
See I remember, I remember that …
Gona open my heart, out of the scars and listen up
Gonna do what I’m told, go where im told and listen up
Take a shot in the rain, one for the …
[Hook]
She live in Fort Lauderdale and I’m closer to South Beach
I told her to come over, she said, “okay, don’t fall asleep”
She say she can be my housewife and keep …
I’m gonna need you to raise your glass
I don’t care what you put in it1
Here’s to nights that you can’t take back
We live hard but we love to laugh2
And we all thought that we’d get rich fast
Hop the plane out for greener grass3
Found out the green is cash
Don’t compare to the friends that last4
See, we won’t forget where we came from
The city won’t change us
We beat to the same drum5
No, we won’t forget where we came from
The city can’t change us
We beat to the same drum, the same drum
(Hey!) lala da da da-da da-da
lala da da da-da da-da doe
(Hey!) and no matter where we go
We always find our way back home6
(Hey!) lala da da da-da da-da
lala da da da-da da-da doe
(Hey!) and no matter where we go
We always find our way back home
So here’s to the cheap sunglasses
Redbull and minivans7 and
People who had your back when
The world didn’t understand8
See, we won’t forget where we came from
The city won’t change us
We beat to the same drum
No, we won’t forget where we came from
The city can’t change us
We beat to the same drum, the same drum
(Hey!) lala da da da-da da-da
Lala da da da-da da-da doe
(Hey!) and no matter where we go
We always find our way back home
(Hey!) lala da da da-da da-da
Lala da da da-da da-da doe
(Hey!) and no matter where we go
We always find our way back home
When ties loosen
We’re losin’ touch
And fading away
We’ll still be raising our cups
To the same damn things9
Oh no, the city won’t change us
Oh no, the city won’t change us
Oh no, the city won’t change us (can’t change us)
Oh no, the city won’t change us
Won’t change us10
(Hey!) lala da da da-da da-da
Lala da da da-da da-da doe
And no matter where we go
We always find our way back home
Lala da da da-da da-da
Lala da da da-da da-da doe
(And no matter where we go
We always find our way back home
(Hey!) lala da da da-da da-da
Lala da da da-da da-da doe
(Hey!) and no matter where we go
We always find our way back home
(Hey!)
We always find our way back home
Yeah, we always find our way back home11
Andy Grammer opens his song by asking that people join him in a toast.
Andy Grammer makes a toast about living life to the fullest with plenty of joy.
Many people are drawn to the illusion of quick wealth.
Andy Grammer explains that the value of money cannot compare to the value of friendships.
Some peoples’ identities are so intertwined with their geographic origins that when they move away, they struggle to live in their new place.
Andy Grammer highlights the importance of not forgetting one’s place of origin.
Andy Grammer lists some comfortable things that relate to life in less urban areas.
The world is ruthlessly competitive, but in one’s home area, people are known to support one another in the face of the challenges.
This stanza tells listeners that when the world beats you down, one always has the comfort of home to fall back on.
Cities are anonymous places despite their dense populations. One can get so drawn into his work that he forgets who he is. Andy Grammer wants to resist that.
Andy Grammer’s song “Back At Home” is a tribute to his own native area and to the idea that one’s geographic area is his or her best support.
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