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I was out on the coastline
Getting a little shake
Do it every day
for mercy sake
Sometime surf's up
Sometimes it's flat
Eatin' up asphalt
Prowlin' like a tomcat
Stunned at what I see
Should I stay or should I leave
Too much, not enough PCH
Too much, not enough PCH
Feelin' kind of free
By the deep blue sea
A true blood blue slud
Hangin' on me
Wanna head north
But I might go south
Can't make up my mind
Cause I'm thinking like Brian
I'm hangin' in and out
I'm pullin' up cause it's about
Too much, not enough PCH
Too much, not enough PCH

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demau Senae On May 24, 2001

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2001-05-24 20:38:49

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by Quantumpanda

10y ago

"PCH" stands for Pacific Coast Highway. (Yes, it also stands for Publisher's Clearing House, but that has nothing to do with this song.) The song is about pleasure riding a motorcycle on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Key points that support this:

"I was out on the coastline/Getting a little shake"—the shake of a motorcycle, that is
"Eatin' up asphalt"—on the road, traveling many miles
"Want to head north/But I might go south"—the PCH runs north and south along the coast
"I'm thinking like Brian"—Brian Wilson, that is

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