"We Do It Different On The West Coast" lyrics - THE MOUNTAIN GOATS

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
"We Do It Different On The West Coast"
(John Darnielle)

The papers write about it back in England
It's practically a lifestyle back in Berlin
There's probably some pockets in Ohio
Almost always something happening in Ohio

I heard some bad reports about Long Island
I don't trust what people say about Long Island
I heard some good things from some friends about Chicago
I gotta see with my own eyes about Chicago

[Chorus:]
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast

I heard they had a problem with some skinheads
At a show in a machine shop in Pomona
I feel like half my friends have moved to San Francisco
I think I'm gonna bleach my hair this weekend
And Dave went to New York - I don't care
You can't shut people up once they get back from their Christmas out there

Skim through such magazines as I can get my hands on
Glue circuit boards to plywood on the weekend
Trellis modulation for the children
There's a whole new world just up around the corner

[Chorus:]
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast

[Chorus:]
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast
We do it different on the west coast