Let's meet in the city where
  the rivers cross, bridges there
  Let's float down into the stream
  of Rich and Poor Pioneers
  A kid from a western town
  wants to be seen, and go out
  Let's borrow my parent's car
  Let's stay out all night up there
  and Burnside will be our street
  Where the kids and the hookers meet
  Diners and strip club junk
  Bookstores and punk rock clubs
  I'm as green as this blade
  in the grass that bends
  in the wind that blows
  on the long weekends
  where I cross the bridge
  to the water fountains
  and drink in the hope
  that the city brings
  (Water, Building and Sin
  Big Oregon city draws you in
  A promise fulfilled or not
  Just hang on until the summer, it's hot)
  We'll make our home water-tight
  Work all day, play all night
  And hope we're not washed away
  By deceit or tragedy
  And Joan of Arc rules Northeast
  Where the poor and the hipsters meet
  The grid that divides us all
  The River makes final call
  Out at the edge of town
  Where airfield runs water down
  Coyote crosses old tracks
  And hops on the Light-Rail Max
  And if you wanna be a friend of mine
  Cross the river to the east side
  Find me on the eve of suicide
  Tell me the city is no place to hide
  Take me out into a sunny day
  Through the grotto or the promenade
  You came to me in the nick of time
  Thankful for the things I left behind
  Oh dirty river, come let me in