garden state

Round the corner from your favorite place
There's a house I lived for seven thousand days
One occasion, we were placin' bets
If one of us would move away and just forget
I tried to play it cool, but only you could see

I knew it would be me
When you come home
Who will you know?
Maybe I should stay
It could turn out okay
You won't be so scared
Once you get there
Wasn't a mistake
Leaving the garden state
Leaving the garden state

We were cut from a cloth and affixed to a facade
Can I grow with my heart tied in a knot?
It's a whole different place when you look from out of state
I thank God for my parents every day
I'm seventeen and I can't stop
Sleeping through my alarm clock
Mother said it's unhealthy
And most of my friends never helped me

I thought about it last Christmas
The rest of 'em all got addicted
It's none of my business
I'm glad that I've grown away from home
When you come home
Who will you know?
Maybe I should stay
It could turn out okay
You won't be so scared
Once you get there
Wasn't a mistake
Leaving the garden state
Leaving the garden state
Leaving the garden state
Leaving the garden state

When you come home
Who will you know?
Maybe I should stay
It could turn out okay
You won't be so scared
Once you get there
Wasn't a mistake
Leaving the garden state