My Hometown by Bruce Springsteen

 

 Listen to Bruce Springsteen's song and fill in the gaps.

What is the song about? How does he describe his hometown?

What is your hometown like? How do you imagine it in the future?

My Hometown

by Bruce Springsteen

I was 1______________________ and running with a dime in my hand
Into the bus stop to pick up a paper from 2 ________________
I'd sit on his 3 __________ in that big old Buick, steer as we drove through town
He'd tousle my 4 ___________ and say, son take a good look around this is your hometown
This is your hometown
This is your hometown
This is your hometown

In '65 tension was running high at my 5__________________
There was a lot of fights between the 6 ________________
There was nothing you could do
Two cars at a light on a 7 ____________________ in the back seat there was a gun
Words were passed, shotgun blast
8________________ had come to my hometown
My hometown
My hometown
My hometown

Now Main Street's whitewashed windows and 9 _____________________
Seems like there ain't nobody wants to come down here no more
They're closing down the 10 _________________across the railroad tracks
Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back to your hometown
Your hometown
Your hometown
Your hometown

Last night me and Kate, we laid 11 ______________talking about getting out
Packing up our bags maybe heading 12 _________
I'm 13_____________ we got a boy of our own now
Last night I sat him up behind the wheel, said, son take a 14 _______________ around
This is your hometown