Stretching shore has broken his
Heaven knows you a stranger here
In this lonesome strain, the angel's calling you
In this lonesome strain, the angel's calling

From my hometown, a lying heartbreak
You my heartbreaker, you my heartbreak
From my hometown, a lying heartbreak
You, my heartbreaker, you, my heartbreak

Time has changed; there's something new
We might find we must go
My only friend, mistreated blues
My only friend, mistreated blues

From my hometown, a lying heartbreak
You my heartbreaker, you my heartbreak
From my hometown, a lying heartbreak
You, my heartbreaker, you, my heartbreak

From my hometown, a lying heartbreak
You my heartbreaker, you my heartbreak
From my hometown, a lying heartbreak
You, my heartbreaker, you, my heartbreak, oh