Pennsylvania Is... - Everclear

Jackson met a girl in a valley town

They fell into a teenage love she’d grow to hate

He’s in prison now since he beat her down

He got her pregnant and she made it go away

Hey hey hey hey Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

I got a card today from a girl I know

She used to live alone in Philadelphia

She had to leave the state for a choice she made

She says she feels just like a hostage in her home

Hey hey hey hey Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

You can close your eyes you can fall and die

You can make your laws and make it go away

You can close your eyes but you can’t make it go away

Can’t make it go away

I just got a call from my uncle Mike

He said he left his wife and he’s not going back

Said she changed her mind about a desire child

I asked him if he wants a place mat or a wife

Hey hey hey hey Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is wrong