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Foothill Freeway

from Foothill Freeway by Pete Mancini

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Started my story
One night in Pasadena
Born in the backseat
Of a Crown Victoria
During Reagan’s 80’s
In a land of shining cities
My dad, he left
The day that I turned five

Couldn’t make the pieces fit
Switched schools until I quit
Lit fires in the backyard
And took to running wild
Always speeding
Down a road misleading
Shoulders to cry on
Where the big rigs roll by

All those years I used to roam
The Foothill Freeway was my home
I could still trace out the exits in my mind
All the words I tried to say
Are lost along that old highway
I can’t recall them even if I tried
Foothill Freeway, take me home tonight

Fell in with the trade parade
Union dues I gladly paid
Blue blood and a collar
For the rest of my days
When my glass was empty
The toil melted off me
I went down, down
To see what I could find

All those years I used to roam
The Foothill Freeway was my home
I could still trace out the exits in my mind
All the words I tried to say
Are lost along that old highway
I can’t recall them even if I tried
Foothill Freeway, take me home tonight

One night in a K hole
I swear to God that I saw Jesus
Out there on the freeway one night
He said “Don’t worry
Close your eyes and you can see me”
I took his hand and joined him by his side

All those years I used to roam
The Foothill Freeway is my home
I could still trace out the exits in my mind
All the words I tried to say
Are lost along that old highway
I can’t recall them even if I tried
Foothill Freeway, take me home tonight

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from Foothill Freeway, released May 4, 2017

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