Portland

Album: All For Nothing/Nothing For All (1997)
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  • Shared a cigarette for breakfast
    Shared an airplane ride for lunch
    Sitting in between a ghost
    And a walking bowl of punch
    Can you play a little hunch?

    Predicting a delay on landing
    Well I predict we'll have a drink
    Lost my money on the first hand
    Got burned on a big fat king

    And your ears are gonna ring
    And your eyes just wanna close
    Nothing changing I suppose

    It's too late to turn back, here we go
    Portland, oh no
    It's too late to turn back, here we go
    Portland, oh no

    We'll wait away the raindrops
    Look out boy, you'll catch cold
    Serving boy can chain nothing
    That ain't anchored to his throne
    But at least he's going home

    Sitting like a backwoods junkie
    Caught down in a servant trust
    Look at the funny monkey
    Putting silver in his cup

    And your silver turns to rust
    And your secondhand clothes
    Trust no one I suppose

    It's too late to turn back, here we go
    Portland, oh no
    It's too late to turn back, here we go
    Portland, oh no

    Shared a cigarette for breakfast
    Shared a pack of lies for lunch
    Credit card almighty
    Bringing in the next little bunch

    And you owe me on a hunch
    And your eyes just wanna close
    And nothing changes I suppose

    It's too late to turn back, here we go
    Portland, oh no
    It's too late to turn back, here we go
    Portland, oh no Writer/s: PAUL WESTERBERG
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Kathryn Elich from Portland OregonI don't know if this song was for Portland Oregon but I will claim it for here. Thanks "The Replacements" !!
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