Back to The Songs

You know you're from Portland when you're not used to sales tax,

You know you're from Portland when you want the east coast to relax.

When you get a little mad when people say Or-i-gone,

And you think a little hill shouldn't be called a mountain,

And you have your Blazers shirt from 1991…

You know you're from Portland.

 

You know you're from Portland when you have to say, "No, not Maine,"

You know you're from Portland when you don't even notice the rain.

When you wear hiking boots wherever you go,

And you expect school to be cancelled for one inch of snow,

And you talk about your hometown like it's someone you know…

You know you're from Portland.

 

I wanna come back to Portland!

I want to splash all day in the rain,

I wanna come back to Portland!

These years away are nothing but pain.

 

I wanna come back to Portland!

For me, there's no other home,

I wanna come back to Portland!

Tell me why oh why did I roam?

 

You know you're from Portland when you wait for the signal to walk,

You know you're from Portland when your sandals are all Birkenstocks.

When you sit and wait for someone else to pump your gas,

And you don't know why everyone doesn't smile as they pass,

And you think urban sprawl is terribly crass…

You know you're from Portland.

 

I wanna come back to Portland!

I want to splash all day in the rain,

I wanna come back to Portland!

These years away are nothing but pain.

 

I wanna come back to Portland!

I'm homesick like nobody knows.

I wanna come back to Portland!

How I miss my west coast Rose.

 

Back to The Songs | Hear a sample