I'm a local tourist I'm a connoisseur of my own town And if you ask me what's around I'll be down, 'cause I am proud of my hometown Take a look around beyond the trees The sights and sounds, the birds and bees On the avenue, the whizzing cars The busy bars, the brilliant stars Don't shine so bright here There's too much light here They're showing cars all day and night I'm a local tourist I'm a connoisseur of my own town And if you ask me what's around I'll be down, 'cause I am proud of my hometown See the endless chain of restaurants Familiar names, stray shopping carts There's a grocery store on every block It seems a bore though it is not When you are from here They all disappear And they get replaced by and by The corporations will survive The mom and pop stores always die I'm a local tourist I'm a connoisseur of my own town And if you ask me what's around I'll be down I'm a local tourist I'm a connoisseur of my own town And if you ask me what's around I'll be down, 'cause I am proud of my hometown Yeah I'll be down, 'cause I am proud of my hometown