Lyrics

Me & little Joe had a plan to go
run away just like a couple of hobo's
hop on a Santa Fe Railroad car
with nothin' but a knapsack of Hershey Bars.
mom and dad wouldn't even care
bet they wouldn't notice that we weren't there
headed down towards the railroad tracks
made a pack that we'd never come back

and oh we were hungry tired and scared
then daddy showed up & said you boys
are goin nowhere ; cause

There ain't no house like the one you live in
there ain't no life like the one you're given
you're loved more than you're ever gonna know
don't you know
It's a part of life & we all go through it
even Dorothy and her little dog knew it
it don't matter how far you roam
There ain't no place like home

Me & little Joe made the football team
had the best record Lincoln High had ever seen
We went to the finals on a chartered bus
The whole town they were countin on us
the game came down to the final snap
I went long & Joe dropped back
I dropped the ball & we lost that day
So ashamed as we drove away
oh you could hear a pin drop on that bus
but when we got home , the whole darn town
was cheerin for us; boys

There ain't no town like the one you live in
there ain't no life like the one you're given
you're loved more than you're ever gonna know
don't you know
It's a part of life & we all go through it
even Dorothy and her little dog knew it
it don't matter how far you roam
There ain't no place like home

Me & little Joe went our separate ways
He was in the middle east; he was one of the brave
He was hurt, how bad we didn't know
All we knew was he was coming home

And oh as he struggled off the plane
He dropped to his knees and he kissed the ground
Said I love this place; man

There ain't no land like the one we live in
there ain't no life like the one we're given
I love you more than you're ever gonna know
don't you know
It's a part of life & we all go through it
even Dorothy and her little dog knew it
it don't matter how far you roam
There ain't no place like home