My babysitter ignores us to play Donkey Kong
Pausing only to smoke Craven A's
My brothers and I stood in the back of the Hollow Valley Tavern
Hoping that she'd give us a quarter to play
Oh, I miss arcades
And the 7-Eleven, oh, it ain't the same
Without an arcade game
Oh, I miss arcades
At Stan's place, mercy rounds abound
His Ken knocks out Chun-Li in the second round
We all skipped grade 11 world issues to play
Know more about Street Fighter 2 than world issues today
Oh, I miss arcades
And 7-Eleven ain't the same
Without an arcade game
Oh, I miss arcades
Stuck in a 7-Eleven at 2AM
Lots of acid slurpees and hard driving
We got the Elf, Warrior, Wizard, and Valkyrie
They're stuck in a 7-Eleven still
They need food so badly
Oh, I miss you arcades
And the 7-Eleven, it ain't the same
Without an arcade game
Oh, I miss arcades
