This song is about my experiences since moving to Portland, and the things I wish I'd known before I moved here.

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Well I’m still here somehow
I guess it’s pretty hard to die
pretty hard to stay alive as well
but i’m still gonna try

I may not have a lot
I may not have a home
but at least I’ve got this music
to keep me company while I roam

and when the demons overtake
my thoughts again
I drown them out by thinking
that I’ve still got my friends

It’s not gonna be easy
but what did I expect
if you’ve got none to show me
I’ve still got my self respect

I came up here to look for
a better, simpler life
that isn’t what I’ve found, though
just a different kind of strife

but i’ve never been the kind
to pack my things up and go back
I guess that I’ll just learn to live
without the things I lack

and when the demons overtake
my thoughts again
I drown them out by thinking
that I’ve still got my friends

It’s not gonna be easy
but what did I expect
if you’ve got none to show me
I’ve still got my self respect

So if you move to Portland
with a dream and a guitar
I hope you realize my friend
they won’t get you too far

but we can play a show together
or go busking on the street
cuz the only joy I’ve found so far
is through the people that I meet

and when the demons overtake
my thoughts again
I drown them out by thinking
that I’ve still got my friends

It’s not gonna be easy
but what did I expect
if you’ve got none to show me
I’ve still got my self respect