i love those dear hearts and gentle people who live in my hometown because those dear hearts and gentle people will never ever let you down they read the good book from fri till monday that s how the weekend goes i ve got a dream house i ll build there one day with picket fence and ramblin rows i feel so welcome each time i return that my happy heart keeps laughing like a clown i love the dear hearts and gentle people who live and love in my hometown there s a place i d like to go and it s back in idaho where you re friendly neighbors smile and say hello it s a pleasure and a treat to meander down the street that s why i want the whole wide world to know i love those dear hearts i love the gentle people because those dear hearts and gentle people will never ever let you down read the good book from fri till monday that s how the weekend goes i ve got a dream house i ll build there one day with picket fence and ramblin rows i feel so welcome each time that i return that my happy heart keeps laughing like a clown i love the dear hearts and gentle people who live and love in my hometown home home sweet home home home sweet home