Those Wild Woods
Well a fire took the Castle Dracula back in '02
And the Shore Plaza motel met its end up in flames too
I lost my teddy bear there when I was just a little boy
But for a couple of bucks and a little bit of luck
Step right up and win a brand new toy

It's funny when there's insurance money
Somebody's trying to turn
Things around this boardwalk town
Have a way of just starting to burn
But the fire will die and you'll leave with your life
Thank god, nobody got hurt
Give it a month and they'll put something up
On top of the ash and the earth

My feet in the sand, locked up by the land
Believe I just might leave if I could
You could stab me in the back, I will always come back
Running wild through those wild, wild woods

The accent on the Frog Bog barker sounds like Dublin to me
And the man at the top of the Ferris wheel said
"Son, that's something that you never used to see
Immigrants tearing your tickets to get on the merry-go-round"
I said, "That describes you, buddy, and me too
You best go on and get used to it now"
My feet in the sand, locked up by the land
Believe I just might leave if I could
You could stab me in the back, I will always come back
Running wild through those wild, wild woods

There's a fight breaking out in front of the gift shop
As the morning meets the night
There's cops all around but when the deal goes down
There doesn't seem to be a single one in sight
There's a window of candles in the boardwalk chapel
That's slowly starting to fade
As a whole congregation in a holy celebration
Sings, "Everybody, everybody's gonna be saved"

Everybody, everybody's gonna be saved
Everybody, everybody's gonna be saved
Everybody, everybody's gonna be saved

They watched that tram car carry us home
On the crest of that final wave
Waving goodbye to our Wildwood days