Promise Land

You first arrive in Boston A parochial town Better love it or leave it Because the word gets around You can make a decent living And there's plenty of jobs But you better know somebody Or you won't amount to much Everybody's angry and parking is a bitch Because the students take the spots All their parents are rich We've got a lot of history And we're proud of it because It's the hub of the solar system And It's like a utopia Hammers in the Fenway at night Busing riots blacks and whitеs Liberal and conservative fеuds There's been another shooting Did you read the news You wanna live in Southie Because you saw it on TV But they don't want you there Track pants aren't your thing You move on up to Cambridge But they're all yuppie snobs So Allston is the place man They've got all the bars Enjoy the city nightlife And try to make some friends But they're all in the pisser And there ain't enough stalls You want to make it here It's such a crazy place But soon you come to realize This ain't the promised land Hammers in the Fenway at night Busing riots blacks and whites Liberal and conservative feuds There's been another shooting Did you read the news Albert DeSalvo Charles Stuart Butchie Doe Bill Fucking Buckner You first arrive to Boston A Parochial town You better love it or leave it Because the word gets around