Coast to Coast Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jrm36 

Cover art for Coast to Coast lyrics by Elliott Smith

I find these words beautiful and mysterious:

So I wait for confirmation That you're never going to use your starting gun

I love the way he uses the rhythm of simple speech as a powerful instrument. The rhythm and the melody build to a powerful resolution in

never be -- good enough for you

and

Leave me alone -- yeah -- just forget it

I am so sad that he's dead.