New New England

I never said that I could walk on water
But I've spent my whole life living on the edge of this coast
I've met my share of men who think they walk and talk like Jesus
And girls who think that they are haunted by Mary's ghost

But I've got friends who go places and some who stay 'round here
And I'm afraid that if I don't get out everyone will disappear
So I'll just book a flight or buy a car and pack my bag
I'll start looking for a new New England
Cause this one's a drag

I got a job and I keep trying to put my money away
But all this debt and dreams I've lost become my chains
And I get wrapped up so easily in the things that I can't touch or see
I'm thinking that it's time I made a change

And I've never been a gambling man but I think it might be nice
To risk everything that I have on one roll of the dice
So fix your hair up pretty, put your makeup in a bag
And let's get out of New England tonight
'Cause it's such a drag

And my best's out somewhere with a needle in his arm
And some demons on his back that won't let go
And my mother's got three jobs she still can't seem to pay the rent
I can't remember the last time she felt at home

She's got too many bills to pay, he's got trouble on his mind
She's got no one there to love her and he's running out of time
The bad news keeps on coming while I'm waving my white flag
And I just blame New England
'Cause it's such a drag