American Aquarium - Cape Fear River Lyrics

Well I was born in the valley of the Cape Fear riverAbout a 30 minute drive to the south of VirginiaA north star of this great stateAt least that’s what the sign saidIn a town where either had or you didntMy Daddy worked a 7 to 5 just to give meA fighting chance to make it outAnd not end up like himWell I aint the manHalf the man my Daddy wasHalf the man he wanted me to beChorus:So I packed up, cashed my chips and pointed that car eastNo idea where I was goingAnywhere but here’d worked for meSomehow I still think I made him proudJust by getting outEither you get locked up or you join the coreYou work the grill and Pete’s burgers and moreYou buy a map and pick a spot, drive as fast as you canCause falling down here is all too realBroken dreams and tobacco fieldsHollow shells with hardened eyesThat didn’t make it outTheir either Dropped Out or Knocked UpThat high school girl that they thought they lovedNow their life revolves around diapers and direct tvWe aren’t the menWe aren’t the men our fathers wereWe aren’t the men they wanted us to beChorus:So I packed up, cashed my chips and pointed that car eastNo idea where I was goingAnywhere but here’d worked for meSomehow I still think I made him proudJust by getting outWell I was born in the valley of the Cape Fear riverAbout a 30 minute drive to the south of VirginiaA north star of this great stateAt least that’s what the sign said