Lyricist : John Shanks/Jon Bon Jovi/Ashley Glenn Gorley/Casey Brown

Composer : John Shanks/Jon Bon Jovi/Ashley Glenn Gorley/Casey Brown

I knew before I knew ya

That you were gonna be the one

Slow dancing in the fast lane

That's just what we do where we come from

When you lean in to kiss me

Said, "Boy, you don't deserve me"

Yeah, we started cracking up

But now, look at us, look at us, look at us

Yeah, we held on tight

Looking up all night at the lights of New York City

When you're seventeen, those basic dreams where you're dreaming right there with me

It ain't no surprise that your blue eyes still feel like home to me

We'll always be red, white, and Jersey

That summer with the top down

We were singing along to American Girl

Big diamond in a small town

When it was you and me against the world

Yeah, we both didn't know any better

That we'd live like that forever

Yeah, we held on tight

Looking up all night at the lights of New York City

When you're seventeen, those basic dreams where you're dreaming right there with me

It ain't no surprise that your blue eyes still feel like home to me

We'll always be red, white, and Jersey

Now, where have all the summers gone?

Here we are, still going strong, going strong, going strong

Yeah, we held on tight

Looking up all night at the lights of New York City

When you're seventeen, those basic dreams where you're dreaming right there with me

It ain't no surprise that your blue eyes still feel like home to me

We'll always be red, white, and Jersey

Red, white, and Jersey

Red, white, and Jersey