English
Homesick
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Aug 03, 2026
Original Lyrics
English
[Verse 1: Noah Kahan, Noah Kahan & Sam Fender]
Two months since you got back, how have you been and are you bored yet?
The weather ain't been bad if you're into masochistic bullshit
And every photograph that's taken here is from the summer
Some guy won Olympic gold eight years ago, a distance runner
And that makes a lot of sense, this place is such great motivation
For anyone tryna move the fuck away from hibernation
Yoo-hoo
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh, no
[Verse 2: Sam Fender]
Well, I grew up in the fallout from the riots in the '90s
Static cranes stand lifeless, castin' shadows on the town
I stare out that hallowed ocean as if to pick a fight
For thе dreams my old man dreamt for me lay on thе other side, yeah
[Chorus: Noah Kahan & Sam Fender]
I would leave if only I could find a reason
I'm mean because I grew up in New England
I got dreams, but I can't make myself believe them
Spend the rest of my life with what could have been
And I will die in the house that I grew up in
I'm homesick
[Post-Chorus: Sam Fender, Noah Kahan & Sam Fender]
I'm homesick
I'm homesick
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
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[Chorus: Noah Kahan & Sam Fender]
I would leave if only I could find a reason
I'm mean because I grew up in New England
I got dreams, but I can't make myself believe them
Spend the rest of my life with what could have been
And I will die in the house that I grew up in
I'm homesick
[Post-Chorus: Noah Kahan, Sam Fender]
I'm homesick
I'm homesick
I'm homesick (Home)
Home (Home)
Two months since you got back, how have you been and are you bored yet?
The weather ain't been bad if you're into masochistic bullshit
And every photograph that's taken here is from the summer
Some guy won Olympic gold eight years ago, a distance runner
And that makes a lot of sense, this place is such great motivation
For anyone tryna move the fuck away from hibernation
Yoo-hoo
Ooh, ooh-ooh
Oh, no
[Verse 2: Sam Fender]
Well, I grew up in the fallout from the riots in the '90s
Static cranes stand lifeless, castin' shadows on the town
I stare out that hallowed ocean as if to pick a fight
For thе dreams my old man dreamt for me lay on thе other side, yeah
[Chorus: Noah Kahan & Sam Fender]
I would leave if only I could find a reason
I'm mean because I grew up in New England
I got dreams, but I can't make myself believe them
Spend the rest of my life with what could have been
And I will die in the house that I grew up in
I'm homesick
[Post-Chorus: Sam Fender, Noah Kahan & Sam Fender]
I'm homesick
I'm homesick
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
See Noah Kahan Live
Get tickets as low as $149
You might also like
Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
Big Foot (A Cappella)
Nicki Minaj
yes, and?
Ariana Grande
[Chorus: Noah Kahan & Sam Fender]
I would leave if only I could find a reason
I'm mean because I grew up in New England
I got dreams, but I can't make myself believe them
Spend the rest of my life with what could have been
And I will die in the house that I grew up in
I'm homesick
[Post-Chorus: Noah Kahan, Sam Fender]
I'm homesick
I'm homesick
I'm homesick (Home)
Home (Home)
Meaning & Explanation
The song 'Homesick' explores themes of regret, disillusionment, and the pull of one’s roots. Kahan and Fender grapple with a sense of stagnation and unfulfilled potential, fueled by past experiences (riots in the 90s for Fender) and the difficulty of escaping familiar environments, particularly New England. The lyrics convey a feeling of being trapped by circumstance and longing for something more while simultaneously accepting a potentially unhappy fate – dying in the same house they grew up in. The repeated phrase 'I'm homesick' emphasizes this core emotional struggle.