Up around 95, sailing down Storrow Drive
Left exit into Kenmore Square
Slowed down when I got there

And that's when it was crystal clear
It wasn't there, it wasn't where
I left it, when I left it

I want my city back
Back the way it used to be
I want it back the way it was

I looked around and found
This doesn't feel like my hometown
And I don't like the way it does

Stepped out to take a closer look
Held in with every step I took
The sadness I felt just to look around

I looked up to the Citgo Sign
You used to be a friend of mine
Do you agree with me at one time

This was once such sacred ground
I want my city back
Back the way it used to be

I want it back the way it was
I looked around and found
This doesn't feel like my hometown

And I don't like the way it does feel, feel
How should I feel when the place
Where I first learned I could feel

Is no longer where I left it
When I left it not so long ago
How should I feel? [x3]

Well I don't know
( I want my city back
Back the way it used to be

I want it back the way it was
I looked around and found
This doesn't feel like my hometown

And I don't like the way it does feel [x2]