As I walk and wander The hills of my hometown As I often ponder The person I am now Are the words in my head The same words I speak out loud Am I doing it right Sometimes I wonder how All the people faces Do they smile or do they frown It's so hard to tell obscured as they are now And the dogs all barking As if to say hello Or as a warning to guard their precious home When I was young I never knew that old homesick chill But I've been gone so long so long I'm afraid I've fallen ill But it cools my worries The wind against my brow As the evening spills across The hills of my hometown