I don't think that he takes his son back to his hometown, I think that he has a family there. "Last night me and Kate we laid in bed talking about getting out...." They are thinking about leaving the town, times are changing and there are few jobs left. The town isn't the same as it used to be, but I think he's trying to say that even though the town has really gone down hill he's still proud to have growin up there and he wants his son to be too.
I don't think that he takes his son back to his hometown, I think that he has a family there. "Last night me and Kate we laid in bed talking about getting out...." They are thinking about leaving the town, times are changing and there are few jobs left. The town isn't the same as it used to be, but I think he's trying to say that even though the town has really gone down hill he's still proud to have growin up there and he wants his son to be too.
That's what I got out of it.