Jersey Boy

I'm a Jersey boy searching for that big score
I'm a Jersey boy running from my past
I'm a Jersey boy...a thousand miles away from home
I'm a Jersey boy working hard for better days
I remember
driving on the Parkway looking for that exit where exposed pretty girls go to soak in the sun
playing in that stony sandlot where an old woman with bees would keep the ball ending the fun
at the Meadowlands that Giants from New York call home and rumors of Hoffa are on the run
where bad Governors walk tall and Officials run forever on the faith of some they often stun
and the fight for Lady Liberty who stands on the line was nothing more than a political pun
oh...those were the days

I remember
when kissing a boy was like kissing a girl then working real hard to keep the emotions tame
doing the dumb things out on the streets of my brick city where the boys all do the same
if not seeking adventure in the woods where tales of a Jersey devil reign
or walking the boardwalks of Seaside beach munching on a hoagie having no one else to blame
taking a spin in Atlantic City playing the game with hopes of being a king with shame
oh...those were the days

I remember
daring a midnight run through the park where the spirit of the Lady In White can make one gritty
playing in the cold water on my street and soaking all the pretty girls without much pity
being cool by taking donations from church and drinking the booze then going to service feeling...oh so shitty
watching the endless parades march by where the politicians come to make a stand sounding oh so witty
then to the top of a hill where looking down one can see the majesty of New York City
oh...those were the days

I remember
once on the top of that hill when I cried watching the Towers crumble as they steadily burned
right near the high school where Blue Demons roam and the blacks...ricans...and italians never seemed to learn
that like Springsteen, Costello, Ice-T, Valli and Rodman who dressed in drag to spurn
Travolta, Streep, O'Neal, Divito and Sinatra who crooned in turn
Parcells, Basie, Nelson, Bon Jovi and Buzz Aldrin who landed on the moon
Simon, Douglas, Gandolfini, Biggs and Lewis who made us laugh till we swooned
Stewart, Ripa, Francis, Latifa, Warwick and Housten too...the road to a good life is always theirs to earn
even young Muniz, Eisenberg and the Jonases...are all boys with Jersey style
oh...I'm a Jersey boy who's so Jersey proud