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Portland is definitely weird. Is it the gray that brings our colors out? My friends came in to help bring color to this song and I love, love, love them. Embrace the gray.
lyrics
I almost get run over by
A uni-cycling naked guy
Followed by a hundred more
I trip into the center square
And find myself surrounded
By a goat of every shape and size
They are chewing on the power lines
I duck into a market
To buy myself a needed drink
A lady with a VEGAN! tattoo
Says, “You stink!”
And I say…
Chorus:
That’s so f**king Portland
So f**king Portland
And we wouldn’t change a thing
No f**king way
No f**king way
That’s why we love Portland
It’s f**king Portland
And we wouldn’t change a thing
This is our home
Is it the gray that brings our colors out?
I’m swept up in commotion from
A bearded woman on a drum
Followed by a thousand angry friends
I march beside a solar-powered
Brewer on a mission
To save us one beer at a time
And he’s giving me the knowing eye
I bump into a busker
Then fumble for a dollar bill
He waves me off,
“You need it more than I (do)”
And I say…
Chorus:
That’s so f**king Portland
So f**king Portland
And we wouldn’t change a thing
No f**king way
No f**king way
That’s why we love Portland
It’s f**king Portland
And we wouldn’t change a thing
This is our home
Is it the gray that brings our colors out?
Bridge:
Would it be Portland if the rain went away?
Do you think you’d stay?
Embrace the gray…
And I say…
Chorus:
That’s so f**king Portland
So f**king Portland
And we wouldn’t change a thing
No f**king way
No f**king way
That’s why we love Portland
It’s f**king Portland
And we wouldn’t change a thing
This is our home
Is it the gray that brings our colors out?
End:
Is it the gray that brings our colors out… (repeat)
Is it the gray that brings our colors out——
So f**king Portland
credits
released June 27, 2012
Written by Kelli Caldwell
Vocals: Kelli Caldwell
Background vocals: Lissa Birou, Jon Lindahl, June Thanasophon, Larry Wickstrom, Stacey Lake, Paul Dehaan, Chris Gorman, Ross Segelken, Allison Dehaan, Keri Gorman
Ukelele, acoustic guitar, bass, accordian, cabassa, tambourine, tabla: Jon Lindahl
Recorded at Fresh Tracks Studio, Portland, OR
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