Things are quiet down on BostonnAnd that's a rarity these daysnAnd the Citgo sign is a different shadenI haven't seen this town in daysn'Cus the world, it just got biggernAnd my perception ain't the samenI don't need your comments, boynI don't need you to play this gamennI've started runningn(running!)nI'm gonna run, run, run nTill I leave this town behindn'Cus Boston man, it feels alright..nBut I got bigger things in mindnnI got two bills in my pocketnSo with a nickel and a dime,nI can buy this whole free world nIn a second and make it minenThe man taught me about freedomnThe man taught me about lifenHe said man, don't let it get ya downnJust take it one day at a timennI've started runningn(running!)nI'm gonna run, run, run nTill I leave this town behindn'Cus Boston man, it feels alright..nBut I got bigger things in mind