We hear every damn day about our fragile country
Every damn day about the brink of catastrophe
And how it's a shame that we can't work together
The truth is we do
We work together to get things done

Every damn day
Every damn day
We work together every damn day
There will always be darkness
Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel
Isn't the promised land
It's just New Jersey, just, just New Jersey

The press can hold its magnifying glass up to our problems
Bringing them into focus
Or they can use that magnifying glass to light ants on fire
And then perhaps host a week of shows
On the sudden flaming ants epidemic

Every damn day
Every damn day
We work together every damn day
There will always be darkness
Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel
Isn't the promised land
It's just New Jersey, just, just New Jersey (Just New Jersey!)
It's just New Jersey, just, just New Jersey (Lots of traffic!)
It's just New Jersey, just, just New Jersey (Syndicational toll booth!)
It's just New Jersey, just, just New Jersey (James Fenimore Cooper rest area!)
It's just New Jersey, just, just New Jersey (Yo, gasoline tax!)