25 Degrees North Lyrics - Singles - Broadways

my friend gave everything he owns away 

my friend says he's happier that way 

he says did you ever notice the more you own, 

the more worries you have? 

i thought about my rent check and my bank account 

and couldn't help but understand 

he told me that he's going back to santa cruz to live on a boat 

without a phone or a thing in his hands 

and i'm staying in chicago to work and go to school 

and fuck off with my shitty fucking band 

and he said: brendan you should try it, it makes you feel so good 

brendan you should try it, it makes you feel so good 

so i threw away a stereo and some clothes to show i understood 

down on the gold coast the people look so happy 

money gets you laid, i saw it on tv 

a brand new car, vcr a satellite dish 

and a 6 pack are just a few parts of this american dream 

well my friend had a dream to be free 

he made it come true by giving away his tv 

yeah my friend had a dream to be free 

he made it come true with a backpack and his feet 

when i walk along the city streets no one smiles or talks to me 

i've seen possessions that run people's lives 

everything we own makes us afraid to be friends 

sharing used to be natural it'll never be that way again 

my friend relearned to be a human being 

how to stop and talk to people on the streets 

he gave everything he owns away 

and lives his dream with a backpack and his feet.