Hometown Anthem - Glue

Five nineteen seventy eight, time of birth 11:10pm

They named me Adam, 2 weeks late starting the trend

Of being 5 minutes late everywhere that I go

I swear it’s in my blood;

honestly it’s all I know

Born in Keene, NH population next to nothing

Full of small town people waiting for something, Big

To finally happen to make the days pass a easier

Going over the border to find dope movie theaters

Culture passed by my sleeping suburb

Until the early 80's when music changed the world

Urban stories forced corny ballads out of the spotlight

Wind pants on cardboard every night

Little New York, 4 hours north of all the traffic

1986 stuck in a third grade panic

Inside when it rained, outside when there was sun

In a place like this everybody knows everyone

City to town we connect and then build

From Keene to Cincinnati to Aurora we filled

(?) area code, gave you somewhere to be

We’re the G to the L to the U you never forgetting the E

(turntablism)

In 1987 we moved down south charlotte

Culture shock is the only thing you could call it

The white backdrop was gone, mixed into color schemes

The mixture was the best thing for me to have seen

I saw my first beat box on the playground

After three fights got respect as the new kid in town

Didn’t last long, In 89 we moved back north

Back to Keene for the financial and emotional support

Needed help back on our feet, dad quit his job

He couldn’t handle the dead economy or his racist boss

Keene stayed the same and mom found a career

We lived in the same apartment until my freshmen year

Here the winters suck you in and the radio just sucks

Junior high passed by with bad grades and good luck

Tough days came and went, parents split ways

But it’s all just life at the end of day

City to town we connect and then build

From Keene to Cincinnati to Aurora we filled

(?) area code, gave you somewhere to be

We’re the G to the L to the U you never forgetting the E

(turntablism)

I had to Hustle my way through high school, but I got my diploma

Made my parents proud, I was 2 years sober

College kids kept me sane, bringing life to the town

Every weekend me and Shalem were holding it down

Rocking house parties, selling the crowd

Cops always broke it up when we got to loud

Keene got smaller as our reach extended

Started traveling to shows and making connections

But we always came back, for family and relationships

I loved driving into town from a long road trip

To see the streets you’ve ruled since you knew how to run

To see the steps of your goals you’ve had since you were young

Keene will always be there as my heaven in the trees

I’ll always be back in autumn to see the changing of the leaves

Born and raised to walk the world, looking for the unknown

I figure everywhere I go, is on my way back home

City to town we connect and then build

From Keene to Cincinnati to Aurora we filled

(?) area code, gave you somewhere to be

We’re the G to the L to the U to the E

City to town we connect and then build

From Keene to Cincinnati to Aurora we filled

(?) area code, gave you somewhere to be

We’re the G to the L to the U to the E