West Coast Man

Woo! I was born upon the east coast To a working family's wage 'Neath the crumblin' bricks and mortar Of a manufacturin' age But you gave me a voice And a hunger for the stage I went searchin' for a land where I could shout So I traced a line so serpentine Through cities grey and steel To a girl with auburn hair Tell my heart how it could feel To a lover firm and steady As my hands upon the wheel Two and ten Even then I had my doubts Hey So I said hold my hand Til the pines turn to cedars And the cedars turn to sand We'll unwind this ribbon highway Til we reach the very end of who I am I am a west coast man We caught a southern wind Blowin cross the great divide And it pulled me to the desert With my bitterness and pride Left my heart a vacant relic 'Til I let you come inside And I learned to live off plenty in the drought 'Til you said "Babe, Pack your things, we're headed out So hold my hand Til the pines turn to cedars And the cedars turn to sand Well I came here as your lover But now its as your friend That I stand And you are a west coast man So just leave it all behind Well all your trouble And the wonderin' in your eye For every story (That you cannot write) Just close the book on it (Close the book on it) Cause we're headed out sweet darlin (Close the book on it) Just you and me girl Close the book on it And the skies they opened wide The day we landed on the coast And I fell like autumn rain Upon the one I love the most Against the bruised and battered U-Haul Still haunted by the ghost Of a thousand endless nights out on the road And I cursed the cold pacific rain For falling on my home 'Til it cut through my intentions And it soaked me to the bone And I was screaming at the skies 'Til I was laughing on my own That's when I knew Well I was through And I was home So hold my hand 'Til the pines turn to cedars And the cedars turn to sand We'll chase a cold water romance With this north western land That's who I am When you hold my hand 'Til the sky turns fire red Beyond the farthest reach of man I came crawling to your shoreline Now it's time to take a stand For who I am I am a west coast man