Jersey

Last school bell 'fore summer rings out Through the empty streets in a hard knock town And what you know, I-95's backed up again Eastbound 'til the road runs out Salt in the air, shells in the drive at my grandma's house And I didn't know it there and then That I'd still be holding on like I am To Jersey, where my mama met my dad Where I laid my footprints in the sand Where my growing up collided with my innocence I left my innocence back in Jersey Anything could happen under them northern stars When you got a, a beach cruiser for a getaway car And a two-week paycheck full of lifeguard cash 20 in the jar, and hear some "Rosalita" Yeah, all them glory days still taste like cheap tequila More and more I find myself trying to go back All that time went by so fast Back in Jersey, where my mama met my dad Where I laid my footprints in the sand Where my growing up collided with my innocence I left my innocence back in Jersey In the quarter slot of a pinball machine Loose cigarette in the pocket of my jeans In the willing eyes of a boardwalk queen And a blanket on the beach When I'm lost, getting caught at the end of my rope Missing home, losing hope I close my eyes and go back to Jersey Going back to Jersey ♪ Jersey, where my mama met my dad Where I laid my footprints in the sand Where my growing up collided with my innocence I left my innocence back in Jersey In the quarter slot of a pinball machine Loose cigarette in the pocket of my jeans In the willing eyes of a boardwalk queen And a blanket on the beach When I'm lost, getting caught at the end of my rope Missing home, losing hope I close my eyes and go back to Jersey Oh, I'm going back to Jersey Oh, take me back to Jersey