I was born right here on Randolph Street in Freehold 
Here right behind that big red maple in Freehold 
I went to school right here 
Got laid and had my first beer 
Here in Freehold 

Well, my folks all lived and worked right here in Freehold 
I remember running up the street past the convent to the church in Freehold 
Chased my daddy down in these bars 
First fell in love with this guitar 
Here in Freehold 

I had my first kiss at the YMCA canteen on a Friday night 
Maria Espinoza baby where are you tonight 
You were thirteen but way ahead of your time 
I walked home with a limp but I felt just fine 
That night in Freehold 

Well now the girls at Freehold Regional yeah they all looked pretty fine 
I had my heart broken at least half a dozen times 
I wonder if they miss me if they still get the itch 
Would they have dumped me if they knew I'd strike a rich 
Straight out of Freehold 

Well, a lot of good folks gave us kids a hand in Freehold 
When we started up our rock and roll band in Freehold 
Yeah we learned pretty quick how to rock 
I'll never forget the feeling of that first five bucks in my pocket 
That I earned in Freehold 

Well, I got outta here hard and fast in Freehold 
Everybody wanted to kick my ass back then in Freehold 
Well if you were different or black or brown 
It was a pretty redneck town 
Back in Freehold 

Well, now something broke my daddy's back in Freehold 
He left for thirty years he'd never come back 
'cept once he drove from California in just three days 
Called my relatives some dirty names 
And pulled straight out of Freehold
Now he's there by the highway buried in the dirt 
His ghost flippin' the bird to everybody in Freehold

Well my sister got pregnant at seventeen in Freehold 
Back then people they could be pretty mean 
Ah honey you had a rough road to go now you ain't made of nothin' but soul 
I love you more than you'll ever know 
We both survived Freehold
 
Well my buddy Mike he's the mayor now in Freehold 
I remember when we had a lot more hair in Freehold 
I left and swore I'd never walk those streets again Jack 
Now all I can say is Holy shit I'm back 
Back in Freehold 

Well I read something in the papers a few weeks ago that was pretty funny
The town council is debating whether to put up a statue of me in my home town
But it cost too much money
Well I'd like to thank the town council my friends
For saving me from humiliation and displaying the good hard common sense 
We learned in Freehold

Well, this summer everything was green
Rode my kids on the fire engine through the streets of Freehold 
I bored 'em with where dad was born and raised 
And first felt the sun on his face 
In Freehold 

Well I still got a lot of real good friends back there 
And I can usually find a free beer somewhere 
With free dinners I am blessed 
Should I go crazy, blow all my money, hit the tabloids 
Become fodder for moronic talk shows and turn my life into a complete fuckin' mess 
Well, at least I'll never go hungry I guess 
In Freehold 

I got a good Catholic education in Freehold 
Led to an awful lot of masturbation in Freehold 
Well Father it was just something I did for a smile 
Hell I still get a good one off once in a while 
And dedicate it to Freehold 
Don't get me wrong, I ain't puttin' anybody down 
In the end it all just goes and comes around 
In my hometown back in Freehold