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West Coast
by Lana Del Rey

Down on the West Coast they got a sayin'
"If you're not drinkin' then you're not playin'
But you've got the music, you've got the music
In you, don't you?

Down on the West Coast I get this feeling like
It all could happen that's why I'm leaving
You for the moment, you for the moment
Boy Blue, yeah you

You're flyin' high at push on, I'm feelin' hot to the touch
You say you miss me, and I say I miss you so much
But something keeps me really quiet, I'm alive I'm a lush
Your love, your love, our love

I can see my baby swingin'
His Parliament's on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I'm singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I'm in love
I can see my sweet boy swayin'
He's crazy y Cubano como yo lala
On the balcony and I'm saying
Move baby, move baby, I'm in love
I'm in love (I'm in love)
I'm in love (I'm in love)

Down on the West Coast, they got their icons
Their silver starlets, their Queens of Saigon
And you've got the music, you've got the music
In you, don't you?

Down on the West Coast, they love their movies
Their golden gods and rock and roll groupies
And you've got the music, you've got the music
In you, don't you?

You push it hard, I pull away, I'm feeling hotter than fire
I guess that no one ever really made me feel that much higher
Te deseo, cariño, boy, it's you I desire
Your love, your love, our love

I can see my baby swingin'
His Parliament's on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I'm singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I'm in love
I can see my sweet boy swayin'
He's crazy y Cubano como yo lala
On the balcony and I'm saying
Move baby, move baby, I'm in love
I can see my baby swingin'
His Parliament's on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I'm singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I'm in love
I can see my sweet boy swayin'
He's crazy y Cubano como yo lala
On the balcony and I'm saying
Move baby, move baby, I'm in love
I'm in love
I'm in love

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ELIZABETH GRANT, RICK NOWELS

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“West Coast” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey for her third studio album, Ultraviolence (2014). It was written by Lana Del Rey, and Rick Nowels, while production was handled by Dan Auerbach. The song was released on April 14, 2014, by Polydor Records and Interscope Records, as the lead single from Ultraviolence.

On April 3, 2014, Del Rey announced that the “West Coast” would be the lead single from Ultraviolence. Read Full Bio“West Coast” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey for her third studio album, Ultraviolence (2014). It was written by Lana Del Rey, and Rick Nowels, while production was handled by Dan Auerbach. The song was released on April 14, 2014, by Polydor Records and Interscope Records, as the lead single from Ultraviolence.

On April 3, 2014, Del Rey announced that the “West Coast” would be the lead single from Ultraviolence. Del Rey revealed the official single cover on April 10. Fearne Cotton played the song on her BBC Radio 1 show on April 14, 2014. On the same day the song was uploaded to her YouTube VEVO channel as an audio clip, featuring herself and Bradley Soileau on a beach, with the clip playing in a loop.

“West Coast” is a ballad with an approximate length of four minutes and seventeen seconds. The song frequently shifts between a mid-tempo pop and soft rock verse and a surf rock slow-tempo chorus. Musically, its composition is built around reggae drum fills, blues-influenced guitar riffs, and draws influences from indie rock music. It was co-written by Del Rey with Rick Nowels, while production was handled by Dan Auerbach.