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 always lived and worked right here in freehold

I remember running up the street, past the condo to the church here in

Freehold

Chase my daddy down in these bars

First fell in love with this guitar

Here in frehold



Well, i had my first kiss at the ymca canteen on a friday night

Maria espenoza tell me where are you tonight?

You were 13 but way ahead of your time

I walked home with a limb but i felt fine

That night in freehold



Well, the girls at freehold regional they looked pretty fine

And my heart broke at least half a dozen times

I wonder if they miss me, they still get the itch

Would they have dumped me if they knew i'd strike a bridge?

Straight out of freehold



Well, tex, rest in peace, and marion gave us kids a hand in freehold

George and me started up a little rock and roll band in freehold

Well, we learned pretty quick how to rock

I'll never forget the feeling of that first 5 bucks in my pocket

That i earned in freehold



Well, i got outta here really 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 bit of a redneck town

Back then in freehold



Well, something broke my daddy's back in freehold

In '69 he left and he never come back to freehold

'cept once he drove from california, 3000 miles in three days

Called my relatives some dirty names

And pulled straight out of freehold



My sister had her first little baby at 17 in freehold

Well people they can be pretty mean

Honey, you had a rough road to go, but 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, well, he's the mayor now in freehold

I remember when we used to have a lot more hair in freehold

Well, i left and swore i'd never walk these streets again, jack

Tonight all i can say is "holy shit, i'm back!"

Back in freehold



Well, this summer everything was green in freehold

Rode my kids on the fire engine through the streets of freehold

I showed 'em where their dad was born and raised

And first felt the sun on his face

There in freehold



Well, i still got a lot of good friends right here in town

I can usually find me a free beer somewhere

With offers of free meals i am blessed

Should i go crazy, blow all my money and ruin my life, well, at least i'll

Never go hungry i guess

Here in freehold



Well, i got a good catholic education here in freehold

Led to an awful lot of masturbation here in freehold

Father, it was just something i did for a smile

Hell, i still get a good one off once in a while

And dedicate it to freehold

Don't get me wrong, i ain't puttin' anybody down

Hell, in the end it all just goes and comes around

It's one hell of a town, freehold!