Lyrics

[Verse 1] The only time I got to praying for a red light Was when I saw your destination as a deadline "This is normal conversation, babe, it's all fine" Making quiet calculations where the fault lies This is good land, or at least it was It takes a strong hand and a sound mind [Verse 2] The college kids are getting so young, ain't they? They're correcting all the grammar on our spray paint And I even gave up driving after nightfall I got tired of the frat boys with their brights on This is good land, or at least it was It takes a strong hand and a sound mind [Pre-Chorus] It makes me smile to know when things get hard Ooh-ooh, you'll be far Ooh-ooh, you'll be far from here And, while I clean shit up in the yard Ooh-ooh, you'll be far Ooh-ooh, you'll be far, far from here [Spoken] Boston! [Chorus] So, pack up your car, put a hand on your heart Say whatever you feel, be wherever you are We ain't angry at you, love You're the greatest thing we've lost The birds will still sing Your folks will still fight The boards will still creak The leaves will still die We ain't angry at you, love We'll be waiting for you, love [Post-Chorus] We'll all be here forever And we'll all be here forever You're goddamn right we will [Verse 3] We're overdue for a revival We spent so long just getting by That's the thing about survival Oh, who the hell, who the hell likes livin' just to die? Not I You told me you would make a difference But I got drunk and shut you down It won't be by your own volition If you step foot outside this town But it's all we've had For always [Chorus] So, pack up your car, put a hand on your heart Say whatever you feel, be wherever you are We ain't angry at you, love You're the greatest thing we've lost The birds will still sing Your folks will still fight The boards will still creak The leaves will still die We ain't angry at you, love You're the greatest thing we've lost [Post-Chorus] We'll all be here forever, Lord And we'll all be here forever And we'll all be here forever [Outro] You're gonna go far You're gonna go far You're gonna go far You're gonna go far [Spoken] New England! Yeah, you fucking are! [Outro] If you wanna go far Then you gotta go far Far And we'll all be here forever And we'll all be here forever