Freehold (Live at Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/18/1999]

Lyrics

This one's for you ma ! I was born right here on Randolph street in Freehold Here right behind that big red maple in Freehold I went to school right here Got laid and had my first beer Here in Freehold Well, my folks all lived and worked right here in Freehold I remember running up the street, past the convent to the church in Freehold I chased my daddy down in these bars I first fell in love with this guitar Here in Freehold I had my first kiss at the YMCA canteen on a Friday night Maria Espinosa, baby where are you tonight? You were 13 but way ahead of your time I walked home with a limp but I felt just fine That night in Freehold Well, the girls at Freehold Regional yeah they all looked pretty fine I had my heart broke at least a half a dozen times Now I wonder do they miss me ? Do they still get the itch ? Would they have dumped me if they knew I'd strike it rich? Straight out of Freehold Well, lot of good folks gave us kids a hand in Freehold When we started up our rock and roll band in Freehold Yeah we learned pretty quick how to rock it I'll never forget the feeling of that first 5 bucks in my pocket That I earned in Freehold Well, I got out of here hard and fast from Freehold Everybody wanted to kick my ass back then in Freehold Well, if you were different, or black or brown It was a pretty redneck town Back then in Freehold Well now, something broke my daddy's back in Freehold He left and for 30 years he'd never come back 'cept once he drove from California in just three days Called my relatives some dirty names And pulled straight out of Freehold Now he's there by the highway buried in the dirt His ghost flippin' the bird To everybody in Freehold Well, my sister got pregnant at 17 in Freehold Well back then people they could be pretty mean Ah honey, you had a rough road to go Now you ain't made of nothin' but soul I love you more than you'll ever know We both survived Freehold Well, my buddy Mike, well, he's the mayor now in Freehold I remember when we had a lot more hair in Freehold I left and swore I'd never walk those streets again, Jack Now all I can say is "holy shit, I'm back!" Back in Freehold Well I read something in the papers a few weeks ago, it was pretty funny The town council was debating whether to put up a statue of me in my hometown But it costs too much money Well I'd like to thank the town council my friends For saving me from the humiliation And displaying the good hard common sense We learned in Freehold Well, this summer everything was green Rode my kids on the fire engine through the streets of Freehold I bored them with where dad was born and raised And first felt the sun on his face In Freehold Well, I still got a lot of real good friends back there I can usually find me a free beer somewhere With offers of free meals I am blessed Should I go crazy, blow all my money, hit the tabloids, become fatter for moronic talk shows, turn my life into a complete fuckin' mess Well at least I'll never go hungry I guess In Freehold I got a good Catholic education in Freehold It led to an awful lot of masturbation in Freehold Well, father, it was just something I did for a smile Hell, I still get a good one off once in a while I dedicate it to Freehold Don't get me wrong, I ain't puttin' anybody down In the end it all just goes and comes around In my hometown Back in Freehold