So Jersey

The sun shines brightly on a Jersey afternoon He walked in his parents' footsteps on his way home from school Those ties that were so sweet also burned under his feet Now he's ready to walk a path that is new And he can't turn back He can't turn back He can't turn back Running through the crowds He made it out alive Betting everything on himself tonight She's driving down the shore on a Jersey afternoon She's driving down the same old road her parents took her through Hypnotized by those broken lines, broken records lost in time She's turning down a road that is new And she can't turn back No, she can't turn back She can't turn back Stepping through the darkness Into the light Betting everything on herself tonight Stepping out of the Asbury Lanes in the midnight snow The skeleton of this old town feels like it's coming alive Riots and corruption, beaches and Bruce These songs were the keys to the engines of our growing up And we wanna say thanks to the music in our lives Forgive ourselves for all the lies Send some love to all the lonely Don't forget we're all one family Thanks to the music in our lives For helping us to survive Lost in one lonely dream Born to run and live free The sun shines brightly on us this afternoon Walking in our own footsteps, a search for something new And we can't turn back No, we can't turn back We can't turn back Stepping through the darkness Into the light We're betting everything, we're betting everything We're betting everything on ourselves tonight