West Coast Child of Sunshine
Sunlit Struggles: A West Coast Tale of Love and Blues
Lyrics
West coast child of sunshine
Identifying as a person from the West Coast who embodies the qualities of sunshine.
Every day's a po' man's blues
Every day brings a sense of hardship and struggle, comparable to the blues experienced by a poor man.
West coast child of sunshine
Reiteration of being a West Coast individual with a sunny disposition.
Every day's a po' man's blues
Emphasizing the daily experience of challenges, akin to the blues felt by a poor person.
I been tied, hosed, and shanghaied
Expressing being restrained, deceived, and mistreated.
I'm tired of paying dues.
Feeling weary of enduring difficulties and hardships.
West coast child of sunshine
Reiterating the identity as a West Coast individual, hinting at a complex emotional state of love and hate.
It must have been my love/hate blues
Suggesting that the love/hate emotions may be the cause of the blues experienced.
West coast child of sunshine
Repeating the idea of being a West Coast person dealing with love/hate blues.
It must have been my love/hate blues
Reiterating the connection between West Coast identity and love/hate blues.
I been tied, hosed, and shanghaied
Highlighting being mistreated and deceived, playing a song to express these feelings.
I'm playing this song for you.
Performing the song as a form of expression for the listener.
Slice my brand
Mentioning the act of cutting or dividing a personal brand or identity.
Said you'd stay with me till the very end
Referring to a promise of staying together until the end.
It was a lie
Acknowledging that the promise was a lie.
Completely, but I stuck it by
Despite the lie, the speaker stuck by the situation.
I'm here to love you
Expressing the speaker's commitment to love the listener.
To make you feel good
The intention to bring joy and pleasure to the listener.
The way you stuck me
Reflecting on the impact of the listener's actions on the speaker.
I wish that we could
Expressing a desire for reconciliation.
Get back together
Hoping to reunite and create happiness together.
And working on a smile
Working towards mending the relationship and bringing smiles.
I feel the venom of the law.
Feeling the negative consequences of legal actions.
I see the Western Nooga
Mentioning a location, Western Nooga, as a source of stability.
The answer to keep me sane
Seeing it as an answer to maintain sanity.
I stood in Rasanooga de Angeles
Referring to a location, Rasanooga de Angeles, where the speaker faced challenges to their mind.
To eat my brain
Alluding to a mental struggle or conflict.
Got a snow job, Fall out
Experiencing deceit and challenges, expressing fatigue with games.
But I'm tired of playing games.
Expressing weariness of engaging in deceptive activities.
(Ah
Indicating a moment of emotion (Ah).
I wanna see that west coast child of sunshine
Expressing a desire to see the West Coast person despite knowing about a lie.
I know that she lied
Acknowledging the dishonesty of the West Coast person.
She said she'd stay with me till the very end
Recalling the promise of staying together till the end.
Ah)
Repeating the emotional expression (Ah).
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