The roar of the freeway on a summer’s night,
The nine o’clock freight, the airliner’s flight,
Concrete river, railroad track, steel trestle, looking
back,
Factories reeking out a smoky tide, you can run and
you can hide,
When you grow up on the Southeast side,
You can run and you can hide, on the Southeast side.
Subterranean storm drain hike, suburban cowboy
on a ten-speed bike,
Backyard football, playing Red Rover,
Lookin’ through the park for four-leaf clover,
Hide-and-seek in the dark outside, you can run and
you can hide,
When you grow up on the Southeast side,
You can run and you can hide, on the Southeast side.
