BACK TO BOSTON
Written by Lynette Vantreese
1ST VERSE
I've been wandering down dead end streets
Lined with magnolia trees
When you see the stone walls weep
Baby, they're crying for me
Turn off the air conditioning
I'm stifled by the Southern sun
Head me north and watch my feet
Break into a burning run
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I wanna go back,
won't you please take me back
I've gotta get back to Boston
I wanna go back,
won't you please take me back
I've gotta get back to New England
2ND VERSE
In my dreams I'm walking down Beacon Street
Brownstones like sticks of cinnamon
The Charles River glitters with a fleet
Of sailboats and the afternoon sun
MIT with its round dome
Is throned in Cambridge on the other side
The wind from the water softly blows
And I'm exploding with sunlight
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BRIDGE
Though I return to your cobblestone streets
What do I have to show?
Blisters on the heels of my feet
And a subway token in the pocket of my coat
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