Portland Song
Words and music by Alan Avery

Verse I
I was far away from my hometown,
When I sat down for coffee and a shake,
Hoping it would bring me closer to you,
Just made me feel so far away.
I can't help but remember,
Good times over bad coffee,
Over by the center in the center of the city of the roses,
Off Grand and Hassalo.

Chorus
When I'd Grab the max, Ride the tracks, all the way downtown.
And take a fairless to the Square, Just to hang around.
then catch the 14 to scope the scene, on Hawthorne Boulevard.
Then I would walk another eight blocks and be sitting, be sitting in your front yard.

Verse II
Closing time is closing in,
The last call for java's up,
So I make hasty use of this borrowed pen,
As I sip at this last cup.
Now our time has come to an end,
It always hurts to lose a friend,
I know I can't change our history,
So I'll be content with the time we spent and for the memory.

Chorus

Write This Song
Words and Music by Alan Avery

Verse I

Why / are we here?
Why / are we anywhere?
In the middle / of nowhere,
Why / do I care?

Where / did we go?
Why / did we go?
Finding questions / I've got to ask,
'Cause somehow I know / it couldn't last.

Chorus

And I don't know what to do,
When everything I do is wrong.
So I'll just sit here - I'll just sit here and write this song.

Verse II

How should I act / when I'm with you?
What should I say / when I'm with you?
How should I feel / when I'm with you?
And How the hell am I supposed to smile / when I'm with you?

And where has all the sunlight gone?
Where have all the memories gone?
Drinking tea from an empty cup,
Just another day / down on my luck.
In a sea of empty names,
In a place of unknown fame.
Trying to learn to play the game,
Everything changes to stay the same!

Chorus

Verse III

Cold rain / on a winter's day,
Is warm ice / on a winter night.
Even the sun has gone / South for the season,
I'm trying to live / but it's hard to find a reason

Why / am I here?
Why / am I anywhere?
in the middle / of nowhere,
I'm not / sure I care.

Where / did I go?
Why / did I go?
Finding answers / I had to ask,
'Cause somehow I knew / we couldn't last

Chorus

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