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