North East South West Lyrics - Japandroids

[Verse 1] 

Bated breath and the guts to go 

Criss-crossing the continent all aglow 

Leaving lovelorn, dating destiny 

And living for the moment that she marries me 

Started this song in the southern states 

Rays by the river, sinning at the saints 

Hot and heavy when I hit the hay 

In N-O-L-A, USA 

[Verse 2] 

Coast of California, the highway high 

Noise, narcotics, and the New York night 

An unshaven shaman shaking down the day 

And all manner of madness standing in my way 

Down in flames with dice to roll 

Up in smoke, running roulette road 

And, man, America made a mess of me 

When I messed with Texas and Tennessee 

[Chorus] 

North, east, south, west, coast to coast 

Baby, the trouble that I get into 

North, east, south, west, coast to coast 

It ain't shit compared to loving you 

North, east, south, west, coast to coast 

Baby, the trouble that I get into 

North, east, south, west, coast to coast 

It ain't shit, it's just kicks 

And like the road, I'm going on and on and on 

[Verse 3] 

Flayed and gutted, so I've got to go 

Back home, hungry for a hand to hold 

And no matter how much I fan the flames 

Canada always answers when I call her name 

Down and out, drinking Dundas dry 

Up against the wall of a winter's night 

Toronto, I'm trusting you to the cut the cane 

'Cause I'm saving Vancouver for a rainy day 

[Chorus] 

North, east, south, west, coast to coast 

Baby, the trouble that I get into 

North, east, south, west, coast to coast 

It ain't shit compared to loving you 

North, east, south, west, coast to coast 

Baby, the trouble that I get into 

North, east, south, west, coast to coast 

It ain't shit, it's just kicks 

And like the road, I'm going on and on and on 

[Bridge - Outro] 

Learn to let it go, baby 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

Shake, rattle, and roll, baby 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

Out of the city you've seen 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

And into some trouble with me 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

We'll go north, east, south, west 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

We'll go north, east, south, west 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

We'll go north, east, south, west 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

We'll go north, east, south, west 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) 

(Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh)