"Massachusetts" — the melancholy 1967 #1. Robin sings of a homesick Californian. Their first UK chart-topper.
Feel I'm goin' back to Massachusetts,
Something's telling me I must go home.
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
The day I left her standing on her own.
Tried to hitch a ride to San Francisco,
Gotta do the things I wanna do.
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
They brought me back to see my way with you.
Talk about the life in Massachusetts,
Speak about the people I have seen,
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
And Massachusetts is one place I have seen.
I will remember Massachusetts...
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- Released September 1967. Their first UK #1 and first US top-20 hit. Robin Gibb sings lead. The song is about a California hippy longing for New England — ironic since the Gibbs had never been to Massachusetts when they wrote it.