This is the eleventh track from ZHU’s debut studio album Generationwhy, and it one of the two tracks in the album that features un-credited vocals from pianist and singer-songwriter Jaymes Young. He also helped write the track.
This song’s production is upbeat, and lighthearted, a bit of a departur...
[Intro: ZHU]
(Yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah)
[Chorus: ZHU & Jaymes Young, ZHU]
You'll never be my hometown girl (Baby)
There's nothing like her in this world (Baby)
I'm tired of the get around girls (Baby)
Ain't nothing like my hometown girl
[Verse 1: ZHU with Jaymes Young]
You told me you were cool with kickin' it
In my crib, in my pool, we be dippin' in
But some days you would look at me so different (Ooh, why?)
Is it because I'm in the music biz?
Or you don't wanna love me when I'm just strugglin'?
But you still tell me that you're my hometown chick, why?
[Pre-Chorus: Jaymes Young]
I'm missin' someone else
This will never be the same
But I blame it on myself
'Cause I can't make you change
[Chorus: ZHU & Jaymes Young, ZHU]
You'll never be my hometown girl (Baby)
There's nothing like her in this world (Baby)
I'm tired of the get around girls (Baby)
Ain't nothing like my hometown girl
[Post-Chorus: ZHU & Jaymes Young]
(Yeah, that's it, alright)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Turn off the light)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(I said, yeah, that's it, alright)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Yeah, that's it, alright)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Turn off the light)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Now let's hurry)
(Don't turn off the light)
[Verse 2: ZHU with Jaymes Young]
I can't remember when we last expressed
All the feelings in our hearts that we possess
Even though we're makin' love, it's not passionate (Ooh, why?)
You keep on runnin' back into the past
Tying to hold on to my love, but you can't make it last forever
So I must confess
[Pre-Chorus: Jaymes Young & ZHU]
I'm missin' someone else
This will never be the same (Never be the same)
But I blame it on myself
'Cause I can't make you change (I can't make you change)
[Chorus: ZHU & Jaymes Young, ZHU]
You'll never be my hometown girl (Baby)
There's nothing like her in this world (Baby)
I'm tired of the get around girls (Baby)
Ain't nothing like my hometown girl
[Post-Chorus: ZHU & Jaymes Young]
(Yeah, that's it, alright)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Turn off the light)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(I said, yeah, that's it, alright)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Yeah, that's it, alright)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Turn off the light)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Now let's hurry)
(Don't turn off the light)
[Outro: ZHU]
Never be my
(Never be my, you'll never be)
(Never be my, you'll never be)
(Never be my, you'll never be)
(Never be my, you'll never be)
Never be my
(Never be my, you'll never be)
(Never be my, you'll never be)
(Never be my, you'll never be)
(Never be my, you'll never)
Hometown Girl was written by Jaymes Young & ZHU.
Hometown Girl was produced by ZHU.
ZHU released Hometown Girl on Mon Jul 25 2016.