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Freehold

Bruce Springsteen

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Freehold

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I was born right here on Randolph Street in FreeholdHere right behind that big red maple in FreeholdI went to school right hereGot laid and had my first beerHere in FreeholdWell, my folks all lived and worked right here in FreeholdI remember running up the street past the convent to the church in FreeholdChased my daddy down in these barsFirst fell in love with this guitarHere in FreeholdI had my first kiss at the YMCA canteen on a Friday nightMaria Espinoza baby where are you tonightYou were thirteen but way ahead of your timeI walked home with a limp but I felt just fineThat night in FreeholdWell now the girls at Freehold Regional yeah they all looked pretty fineI had my heart broken at least half a dozen timesI wonder if they miss me if they still get the itchWould they have dumped me if they knew I'd strike a richStraight out of FreeholdWell, a lot of good folks gave us kids a hand in FreeholdWhen we started up our rock and roll band in FreeholdYeah we learned pretty quick how to rockI'll never forget the feeling of that first five bucks in my pocketThat I earned in FreeholdWell, I got outta here hard and fast in FreeholdEverybody wanted to kick my ass back then in FreeholdWell if you were different or black or brownIt was a pretty redneck townBack in FreeholdWell, now something broke my daddy's back in FreeholdHe left for thirty years he'd never come back'cept once he drove from California in just three daysCalled my relatives some dirty namesAnd pulled straight out of FreeholdNow he’s there by the highway buried in the dirtHis ghost flippin’ the bird to everybody in FreeholdWell my sister got pregnant at seventeen in FreeholdBack then people they could be pretty meanAh honey you had a rough road to go now you ain't made of nothin' but soulI love you more than you'll ever knowWe both survived FreeholdWell my buddy Mike he's the mayor now in FreeholdI remember when we had a lot more hair in FreeholdI left and swore I'd never walk those streets again JackNow all I can say is Holy shit I'm backBack in FreeholdWell I read something in the papers a few weeks ago that was pretty funnyThe town council is debating whether to put up a statue of me in my home townBut it cost too much moneyWell I’d like to thank the town council my friendsFor saving me from humiliation and displaying the good hard common senseWe learned in FreeholdWell, this summer everything was greenRode my kids on the fire engine through the streets of FreeholdI bored 'em with where dad was born and raisedAnd first felt the sun on his faceIn FreeholdWell I still got a lot of real good friends back thereAnd I can usually find a free beer somewhereWith free dinners I am blessedShould I go crazy, blow all my money, hit the tabloidsBecome fodder for moronic talk shows and turn my life into a complete fuckin’ messWell, at least I'll never go hungry I guessIn FreeholdI got a good Catholic education in FreeholdLed to an awful lot of masturbation in FreeholdWell Father it was just something I did for a smileHell I still get a good one off once in a whileAnd dedicate it to FreeholdDon't get me wrong, I ain't puttin' anybody downIn the end it all just goes and comes aroundIn my hometown back in Freehold
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