You said "write a song of me" in a joking voice,
but I knew I didn't have a choice.
Cause your eyes were laughing, and mine were too.
Oh I love the way they laugh when you sing John's blues.

Shades of grey were not around that night,
Cause I saw who you were in the dim street light.

Cause I like the way your eyes match mine
But you're the other guy
And I'm not supposed to fall for you
And his eyes were blue
And we all know I like the ocean side view
But on the East Coast the ocean is green
And that's what I remember when you told me what you mean.

You wore your heart on your sleeve and your soul was exposed,
and that means more to me than you'll ever know.
I'll try to keep it safe,
cause he's not gonna chase me home.

Your radio plays Christmas in November,
and I bet he won't call even in December.
I'm not using you to waste time cause your always on my mind,
but I wish he wasn't there so you'd be the only lines.

A break in my writing, I think you took me on a date.
Oh no, oh no now my heart is at stake.
North Carolina blows away with the wind.
Now I'm dreaming of you, and what could begin.

On the East Coast I can be myself.
On the East coast I never feel alone.
On the East Coast they take me off the shelf.
I know where I'm setting up my home.