Massachusetts

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[Verse]
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Far away across the oceans
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An undiscovered paradise
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Forget New York and California
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There’s a better place – now 
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close your eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
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Take my hand
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We are almost there
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Our favorite place on earth

[Chorus]
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Massachu - setts
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It’s the 14th biggest state
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Massachu　- setts
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Just four hours from New York
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Read amazing books for free at the 
Boston Library
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or try the local      brie
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Massachusetts
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It’s a melting pot, my friend
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Massachusetts
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So many cultures hand in hand
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In perfect harmony

[Post-Chorus]
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Welcome to the Massachusetts
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Land of a thousand tribes
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Home of Nelson Mandela
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Fuck the apartheid

[Verse]
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Come on boys of Attleboro
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Catholic Priests of Haverhill
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Staring dogs of the Suffolk County
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Local dance group of Pingryville

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Everyone
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Living side by side
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In the state of hope and dreams

[Chorus]
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Massachusetts
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I can’t believe this place is real
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Massachusetts
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Can’t describe the way I feel
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I live with Steve and John
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Mark and Christopher and Tom
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Teddy P and Bruce
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Massachusetts
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The famous Massachusetts Bay
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Massachusetts
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Home of JF Kenneday
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That tragically was shot

[Bridge]
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Just grab a friend and rent a car
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Drive and drive across the 
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Massachusetts
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Just two friends hanging out 
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together but never crossing the 
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line
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(It’s a thin, thin line)
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Oh, we’re nothing more than friends
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Just good friends
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Go M
Go A
Go S and S and O
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Go c and h and e and i
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Go c
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Go h and e and i
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Go M, A double K
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Go A and K and O, K, O
Spell it
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M-A-S-S-O-C-H-E-I

[Chorus]
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Massocheichei
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Doesn’t sound right to me
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Makkakoko
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That’s way too many K’s
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It should be mass – achoose
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Like the “mass” in “massproduce” 
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but without “produce”
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Massachusetts
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That’s the state I’m talking about
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Massachusetts
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Yeah, come on down, and you can see
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It’s the paradise on earth

[Bridge]
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 Yeah, Massachusetts
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Paradise on earth
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Boston city skyline or a picnic in 
the park
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Checking out the nightlife and 
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suddenly you’re sucking on a cock
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Massachusetts, greatest state of
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 all
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Just because you’re kissin’ a man
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 doesn’t make you gay
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Confused
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1620 – the pilgrims came to town
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Mayflower
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Sometimes I watch The Lion King 
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and I cry when Mufasa dies
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Prudential Tower
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City Hall and a lighthouse by the 
bay
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Who hasn’t ever seen a hunk on 
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the bus and thought “Mmm, I wanna 
sit on your lap”
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Oooooh ooh    ooh
Let me si-i-i-it
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Massachusetts