No Return — FlowTiva

Intro

Yeah-yeah
I still remember every corner
But I can't go back, no

Verse 1

I see my old street in a stranger’s window
Same cracked curb, same half-lit bodega glow
Mama still calls when the weather gets colder
Says, "Boy, don’t forget where you learned to be older"
I miss the cheap food, I miss the loud nights
Miss the kids on the block and the porch light
But I left with a suitcase and a full heart
'Cause that place knew my pain from the start

Pre-Chorus

And I love it, I do
It made me who I am
But every time I come near
I can’t stay, I can’t stand
The way it pulls me back
The way it drags me slow
I’d rather miss it from here
Than let it take control

Chorus

I miss my hometown, but I won’t move back
Too many ghosts know my name like that
I keep the memories, leave the map intact
I miss my hometown, but I won’t move back
I still feel the sun on the same old block
Still hear my people when the city stops
My heart stays there, but my feet won’t crack
I miss my hometown, but I won’t move back

Verse 2

Now I got a room with a view of the skyline
Different taxes, same ache in the headline
New friends laugh and they say I’m lucky
They don’t know how it feels when a place still loves you
I call my brother, we talk in pieces
About old bars, old fights, old reasons
He says, "Come through when you need a reset"
I say, "Maybe later," and I mean, not yet

Pre-Chorus

'Cause I built something here
From the dust and the grind
And if I go home now
I might lose my mind
I’d walk those streets again
And fall back into me
But I need this distance
To keep my spirit free

Chorus

I miss my hometown, but I won’t move back
Too many ghosts know my name like that
I keep the memories, leave the map intact
I miss my hometown, but I won’t move back
I still feel the sun on the same old block
Still hear my people when the city stops
My heart stays there, but my feet won’t crack
I miss my hometown, but I won’t move back

Bridge

If I’m honest, I still get sad on Sundays
Think about the old road, the worn-out ways
I’d trade one night there for a hundred more stories
But not my whole life, not my future, not my glory
So let it hurt, let it pass, let it land
I can miss where I’m from and still make my stand

Outro

Yeah, I miss it deep
But I won’t go back
I learned how to leave
And that’s where I’m at
Home is in me now
Not on a street I knew
I miss my hometown
But I’m not coming through