i've never paid a toll on the garden state parkway

I was born and raised in New Jersey
From Cape May to the Palisades
The summer's hot, the winter's cold
Section 8 and thrift store clothes
So shame on me for always wanting more (Always wanting more)
But is this the dream that I've been waiting for?
(Looked a little different, always wanted more)

I've spent the worst years of my life
Waiting on the best years of my life
But who knew it'd slip away?
It's too late (It's too late)
To make a change (To make a changе)

I was born and raised in New Jersеy
Purposely acted harmfully
On the road I learned a whole lot
The hotel room was in the parking lot
So shame on me to think that different places
Different faces could change the disorder in my brain

I've spent the worst years of my life
Waiting on the best years of my life
But who knew it'd slip away?
It's too late (It's too late)
To make a change

30 years I'm not getting back
Wasted youth, couldn't face the facts
My shortcomings last way too long
No helping hand, they just laughed along, along

I've spent the worst years of my life
Looking for a remedy to help me sleep at night

I've spent the worst years of my life
Waiting on the best years of my life