West Coast
Chasing Dreams on the West Coast
Lyrics
Take a seat, settle down
Expressing a welcoming gesture, inviting someone to sit and relax.
Let's have a drink
Suggesting a casual and social atmosphere by proposing to have a drink.
Pass the bottle around
Encouraging the sharing of a bottle, possibly symbolizing openness and camaraderie.
I understand why you haven't made a sound
Acknowledging the silence of the other person and expressing understanding for it.
If I could I would I'd tell you how
Expressing a desire to communicate one's feelings, despite potential difficulties.
And it's been years
Reflecting on the passage of time and anticipating many more years ahead.
It's been years
-And it'll be many more I'm sure
-Where I'm dreaming about the west coast
Repeatedly expressing a longing or daydreaming about the west coast.
Dreaming about the west coast
-Dreaming about the west coast
-I'm dreaming about the west coast
-Oh the best coast
Referring to the west coast as the "best coast," indicating a positive view of it.
And if you around come on down
Inviting someone to join in a specific location, acknowledging past heartbreaks.
To the wrong side of town
-That's where I'll be singing songs about eternity
-And girls who never loved us back
-No they never seem to love us back
-No they never seem to
Highlighting the recurring theme of unrequited love.
And I know it's been years, there's been tears
Acknowledging the passage of time, tears, but emphasizing perseverance.
But I'm still here I'm still here
-Dreaming about the west coast
Reiterating the dream or yearning for the west coast as the best place.
Dreaming about the west coast
-Dreaming about the best coast
-I'm dreaming about the west coast
-Oh the west coast
Reaffirming the appeal and desirability of the west coast.
And if I come to your house late tonight
Describing a late-night visit with a broken car, expressing a connection to the Pacific.
With a car with broken headlights
-If I told you the pacific has been calling my name
-Will you tell me that you feel the same
-Cuz I refuse to write our breakup song
Declining to write a breakup song, hinting at a desire to leave in the morning.
So by the morning we'll be gone
-Vancouver lights pull us along
Listing cities along the west coast, suggesting a journey towards them.
Seattle Portland sing along
-San Francisco to LA
-All our worries sail away
Emphasizing the carefree attitude of leaving everything behind for a road trip.
Pack a bag and take my hand
-We don't care that no one understands
-We have the radio and open road
-Which always beats sleeping alone
Highlighting the preference for companionship over solitude during the journey.
I can drive and you can sleep
-Pass me cigarettes and dreams
-And tell me it'll be ok
Expressing a desire for reassurance and a yearning for emotional well-being.
I just wanna feel ok
-The only way we'll be ok
Stating that reaching the west coast is the key to feeling okay.
Is when we make it to the west coast
-That's where I'll be if you wanna find me
Indicating the specific location where the singer will be found.
That's where I'll be you try to find me
-No I won't stop till the pacific ocean stops me
Committing to continue the journey until reaching the Pacific Ocean.
No I won't stop till the ocean stops me
-Headed for the west coast no ones gonna stop me no ones gonna stop me no
Repeatedly asserting determination to reach the west coast without obstacles.
Headed for the west coast no ones gonna stop me no ones gonna stop me no
-Headed for the west coast no ones gonna stop me no ones gonna stop me no
-Dreaming about the west coast
Continuing the theme of dreaming about the west coast as a symbol of aspiration.
Dreaming about the west coast
-Dreaming about the west coast
-Dreaming about the west coast
-Dreaming about the west coast
Repeating the longing or daydreaming about the west coast as a closing statement.
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