[Verse 1] Hey did you hear me, mom? Baby's headed home Against your wishes I went into the woods alone [Verse 2] Just look at my face A vegetable beet red I know you gave me money for the motel But I came here instead I came here instead [Verse 3] What I wanted when I left you Brushed by, so close With the money, I got pretty gone And bloodied some poor actor's nose [Verse 4] One night in the park, the pellet gun Took out an eye I came undone One college kid came to see me He pa**ed me that nylon string Asked me to play him something So I tried my hand at "Blues Run the Game." I barely made it through it
Then he had to go back to his parent's house upstate Upstate [Verse 5] Woke from the dream and I was old Staring at the a**crack of dawn Walked these streets up and down Looking for Paul Simon [Verse 6] All I found was myself Lost in time I tried Singing my songs But I lost my mind What have they done With my jealous one? Who is gonna talk trash Long after I'm gone? When I was young They used to find me Pitching Horseshoe crabs Back into the Sun [Outro] What have they done With my jealous one? (x2) When I was young They used to find me Pitching Horseshoe crabs Back into the Sun