In Freehold

I was born right here on Randolph street in Freehold here right behind that big red maple in Freehold well I went to school right here got laid and had my first beer, in Freehold Well my folks all lived and worked right here in Freehold I remember running up the street past the convent & the church in Freehold chased my daddy down in these bars 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 had my heart broke at least a half a dozen times I wonder if they miss me, do they still get the itch would they had dumped me if they knew I'd strike it rich, straight out of Freehold Well, a lot of folks gave us kids a hand in Freehold Man, we started up our rock n roll band in Freehold well we learned really 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 outta here hard and fast in Freehold everybody wanted to kick my ass back there in Freehold well if you were different black or brown it was a pretty redneck town, back there in Freehold Well now something broke my back in Freehold he left and for 30 years he'd never come back except once he drove from California in just three days called my relatives some dirty names drove straight out of Freehold Now he's buried by the highway, buried in the dirt his ghost just flippin' the bird, to everybody in Freehold Well, my sister got pregnant at 17 in Freehold Back then people they could be pretty mean Now 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 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 these streets again, Jack now all I can say is "Holy shit I'm back", back in Freehold Well I read something in the paper a couple weeks ago that seemed pretty funny The town council was debating about putting up a statue, a statue of me in my home town, but it cost too much money well I'd like to thank the Town Council, my friends, for saving me from humiliation by demonstrating the good hard common sense that we learned in Freehold Well this summer everything was green rode with my kids on the fire engines through the streets of Freehold I brought them to where dad was born and raised. and first felt the sun on his face, in Freehold