Massachusetts

When someone tells me they're from Massachusetts Now I always ask, "What part?" I wonder if you kept the pilgrim ashtray If it's still propped up on your bar cart Could make a grand off of the chain you bought me But goddamn, it's not for sale When someone asks me who's my favorite Batman I'll think of you and say, "Christian Bale" As long as I live, I'll remember the names Of your favorite beers and your video games The look on your face when you turned 26 And your dad got too stoned, yeah, that one's gonna stick You broke me to pieces, but I root for you Even though everything went up in flames I'll never forget how I bloomed for your gaze Or your wall of guitars or your video games Or your video games Or your video games Pick up your phrases, now I say, "It's aces," but it always sounds so fake I wonder if your tongue is turning over anything I used to say Your sister's trying for a baby lately and your parents got new jobs It's getting darker, so I turn you down, but I can't turn you off, oh-oh As long as I live, I'll remember the names Of your favorite beers and your video games The look on your face when you turned 26 And your dad got too stoned, yeah, that one's gonna stick You broke me to pieces, but I root for you Even though everything went up in flames I'll never forget how I bloomed for your gaze Or your wall of guitars or your video games Or your video games Or your video games At least I'm treading water and not about to drown I'm not trying to find you, babe, you're just around Everything reminds me of you, even now Even now, even now As long as I live, I'll remember the names Of your favorite beers and your video games The fire in my gut that I've chased ever since You set the bar, you're gonna stick