East Portland Skyline Lyrics

East Portland? Shit

Were livin' in a dream world over here

Moss so thick on the trees out front

You can't even see your neighbor

Maybe that's why they're all so friendly

Friendly at least til they see California plates

That's when they exercise their right to write a citizen's parking ticket

I'd suggest riding a bicycle

Bikes don't require stopping at stop signs, or license plates

Right-of-way

Like most locals, we just moved here

Or just moved back rather

As the saying goes, "Your hometown isn't necessarily where you grew up

It's where you spent your last thousand dollars"

And we've got six rent checks under our belt

Locals

Although the real Oregonians seem salty when we say that

But fuck it, let's go play some billiards

A broken clock may be right twice a day

But the broken pool table down at the Sandy Hut's free all night long

We got the best coffee shops east or west of the Mississippi

And for that reason, we make our coffee at home

Tuesdays: Helium Comedy Club. Thursdays: Johnny Franco

Wherever the fuck he is

Some say it's the rain that drove 'em out of Laurelhurst park

But I know it was the mud

I mean, we like it wet, and it rains a lot in Brazil

Our bars might not stay open as late as New York

But they'll serve a full food menu til close

A roadside neighborhood bar

Like My Father's Place, the Cat's Paw or the Good Foot

I'm talkin' drunken dimly lit brussels sprouts on a 1am bar stool

Hold the salt

And if those are closed, there's always Tik-Tok Cafe

B-Y-O-R-N

They'll supply the biscuits and gravy, but after hours

You gotta bring your own red wine

And night or day, it's a dog walker's paradise

If you're not standing in a park, walk another block

Just clean up after your canine, will ya?

But even if you don't, you'll probably get the benefit of the doubt

We try to keep an open mind

And the judgements to a minimum

We also try to keep a rain jacket handy

Not an umbrella

The rest of the country probably thinks we're crazy

And that may be true

But it's not like we live on the other side of the river or something

It's the Will-AM-ette dammit!

I don't know what's goin' on over there

You hear Mary's moved? Jesus

Not Sassy's tho

Sassy's stays put while the arson fires burn all around her

And as the skyline rises one apartment building after another

She's a humble reminder

Of just how low east Portland is