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American Hi-Fi – Portland lyrics
Left without goodbye to the city
To find a quiet place of our own
A little house on the hill
Yeah, I can see you still

Your golden hair and moonlight
40 California stars
The dream you'd come and never came
It seems our dreams were not the same

So where are you running to?
And where have you been, my love?
Portland is a long, long way from the way we were before
It's hard to get close to you
But God knows I tried my luck
It's been a long, long year and I feel like coming home
But I got no place to go

I'm looking back at the crash site
I can see where you left your mark
The nights seem longer now
When the sun's not up it's down

When it's the creature and the habit
When you really gotta have it
Won't be the death of me
If you become the enemy

So where are you running to?
And where have you been, my love?
Portland is a long, long way from the way we were before
It's hard to get close to you
But God knows I tried my luck
It's been a long, long year and I feel like coming home
But I got no place to go

I'm finally waking up
I'm finally waking up
I'm finally waking up

So where are you running to?
And where have you been, my love?
Portland is a long, long way from the way we were before
It's hard to get close to you
And God knows I tried my luck
It's been a long, long year and I feel like coming home
It's been a long, long year and I feel like coming home
But I got no place to go

It's been hard
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Left without goodbye to the city To find a quiet place of our own A little house on the hill Yeah, I can see you still Your golden hair and moonlight 40 California stars The dream you'd come and never came It seems our dreams were not the same So where are you running to? And where have you been, my love? Portland is a long, long way from the way we were before It's hard to get close to you But God knows I tried my luck It's been a long, long year and I feel like coming home But I got no place to go I'm looking back at the crash site I can see where you left your mark The nights seem longer now When the sun's not up it's down When it's the creature and the habit When you really gotta have it Won't be the death of me If you become the enemy So where are you running to? And where have you been, my love? Portland is a long, long way from the way we were before It's hard to get close to you But God knows I tried my luck It's been a long, long year and I feel like coming home But I got no place to go I'm finally waking up I'm finally waking up I'm finally waking up So where are you running to? And where have you been, my love? Portland is a long, long way from the way we were before It's hard to get close to you And God knows I tried my luck It's been a long, long year and I feel like coming home It's been a long, long year and I feel like coming home But I got no place to go It's been hard Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: KEVIN FRANCIS HUNTER, STACY JONES
Portland lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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