Pennsylvania Is...
Everclear * Track #5 On World of Noise
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Pennsylvania Is... by Everclear
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Art Alexakis said in a 2022 interview with “The Times” of Beaver, Pennsylvania that he based “Pennsylvania Is…” on the story of a friend from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When this song was written, Pennsylvania had some of the strictest anti-abortion regulations in the United States.
Pennsylvania Is... Lyrics
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
Oh, Pennsvlvania
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
Pennsvlvania, yeah
You can close your eyes
You can fall and die
You can hope your laws will make it go away
You can close your eyes
But you can't make it go away
Yeah, you can't make it go away
I just got a call from my uncle Mike
He said he left his wife and he ain't going back
Said she changed her mind about a desire child
I asked him if he wants a placemat or a wife
Hey, hey, hey, hey Pennsylvania
Pennsvlvania is... wrong