[ Предположительная тональность: C ] C I was born right here on Randolph street in Freehold G here right behind that big red maple in Freehold F well I went to school right here C G got laid and had my first beer, in Freehold C Well my folks all lived and worked right here in Freehold G I remember running up the street past the convent & the church in Freehold F chased my daddy down in these bars C G first fell in love with this guitar, here in Freehold C I had my first kiss at the YMCA canteen on a Friday night F Maria Espinosa baby, where are you tonight you were 13 but way ahead of your time C F G I walked home with a limp but I felt just fine, that night in Freehold C Well the girls at Freehold Regional yeah, they all looked pretty fine F had my heart broke at least a half a dozen times G I wonder if they miss me, do they still get the itch C F G would they had dumped me if they knew I'd strike it rich, straight out of Freehold C Well, a lot of folks gave us kids a hand in Freehold G Man, we started up our rock n roll band in Freehold F well we learned really quick how to rock it C F G I'll never forget the feeling of that first 5 bucks in my pocket, that I earned in Freehold C Well I got outta here hard and fast in Freehold G everybody wanted to kick my ass back there in Freehold F well if you were different black or brown C F G it was a pretty redneck town, back there in Freehold C Well now something broke my Daddy's back in Freehold G he left and for 30 years he'd never come back F except once he drove from California in just three days C F called my relatives some dirty names G drove straight out of Freehold F Now he's buried by the highway, buried in the dirt G his ghost just flippin' the bird, to everybody in Freehold C Well, my sister got pregnant at 17 in Freehold G Back then people they could be pretty mean F Now honey you had a rough road to go C F now you ain't made of nothin' but soul G I love you more than you'll ever know, we both survived Freehold C Well my buddy Mike he's the Mayor now in Freehold G I remember when we had a lot more hair in Freehold F I left and swore I'd never walk these streets again, Jack C F G now all I can say is "Holy shit I'm back", back in Freehold C 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, G a statue of me in my home town, but it cost too much money F well I'd like to thank the Town Council, my friends, for saving me from humiliation C F G by demonstrating the good hard common sense that we learned in Freehold C Well this summer everything was green G rode with my kids on the fire engines through the streets of Freehold F I brought them to where dad was born and raised. C F G and first felt the sun on his face, in Freehold