Steve Poltz - Brief History of My Life lyrics

We first moved to the USA all the way from Canada Drove across the continent from Nova Scotia to Pasadena My sister and me, and my mom and dad From the cull to the sunny south There were palm trees growing and it was not snowing And I never did shut my mouth We drove on over to the courthouse in downtown Los Angeles We put our hands on a bible and we swore as a family that we were not communists When we drove away, I started to cry They said, "What's wrong son, are you sick?" I said, "I don't wanna be an American; I wanna be a Catholic" We talked Hollywood, and baseball in the car The voice of Vin Scully; It would travel really far… I made my first communion in St Rita's Catholic Church There was incense choking and a priest was smoking; was a choir up in the perch My face got red, and my stomach felt bad They said, "if you're gonna get sick, use a cup" Well I thought by the time that it was my turn Jesus would be all eaten up We talked Hollywood, and baseball in the car The voice of Ernie Harwell; It would travel really far… My allergies were bad so we moved to the desert to a city called Palm Springs We trick-or-treated at Liberace's house; each finger had a diamond ring We met Elvis Presley in the middle of the summer; he hugged my sister for far too long… Well, it felt kinda weird, but I woulda pimped her out just to hear him sing a song We talked Hollywood, and baseball in the car The voice of Jack Buck; It would travel really far… Now, here I am, a grown up boy at home on the Fourth of July Staring out at the ocean and the fireworks in the sky I miss my friends who aren't around; the ones who pa**ed away… Well, I'm feeling kind of grateful here on Independence Day We talk Hollywood, and baseball in the car The voice of Jerry Coleman; It would travel really far… I get allergies And asthma in the yard And no one ever told me Growing up would be so hard