Come on, Illinois There's a fire in the city And we're makin' noise You're burnin' bright and pretty It's a long way just to make it to the borderline ♪ Jawbone in a box A political action committee Take what you know Throw it down the goddamn privy It's a long way just to make it to the borderline ♪ Vivian, you've been a bad girl You took your mother's lantern And you dropped it in the farmhouse And you burnt down the city Oh, you pretty young girl Well, you never had a chance ♪ Built a house on a drawbridge You thought it would protect you But the flames, they travel fast here And they're comin' out to get ya Oh, you pretty young girl Well, you never had a chance
And it's a long way just to make it to the borderline ♪ And it's a long way just to make it to the borderline