[Verse 1]
He had a Troy Aikman arm, even as a kid
They said he'd do great things, and he did
He started freshman season for Johnson City High
They day he hit the field, they kissed their losing streak goodbye

[Chorus]
They put him in a hometown jersey
On the back, they wrote his name
And he rode high on their shoulders
As they carried him away
He'd make it out of this town
And to a better place
He was glory-bound
They put him in a hometown jersey

[Verse 2]
The year he got recruited to play the college league
Everyone was proud as they could be
There were banners waving and people cheering loud
But before they let him leave and get on the Greyhound

[Chorus]
They put him in a hometown jersey
On the back, they wrote his name
And he rode high on their shoulders
As they carried him away
He'd make it out of this town
And to a better place
He was glory-bound
They put him in a hometown jersey
[Verse 3]
Well, it wasn't six months later he made the paper one last time
When the car that he was driving took a turn to wide
And that little town that raised him gladly took him back
When they laid him out, he wasn't dressed in black

[Chorus]
They put him in a hometown jersey
On the back, they wrote his name
And he rode high on their shoulders
As they carried him away
He'd make it out of this town
And to a better place
The boy was glory-bound
They put him in a hometown jersey
They put him in a hometown jersey