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Californian

Gaudi left his soul in Barcelona
Antonia, her first lover in Modena
And though I kissed the flowers of Bologna
I will never leave my California

I sailed thru silver waters to Livorno
The shining castle cliffs of Sorrento
My Golden Gate still gleams in San Francisco
From Shasta County down to San Diego

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Here is where my parents came
From Brooklyn lights to change their name
Here is where I met my sweet companion
And though my dreams still carry me
To ancient lands across the sea
I will always be a Californian

The Sleeping Giant rests beyond the Heather
In Irish mist as light as a feather
My morning sun still shines thru stormy weather
As lovely as the moment that I left her

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In purple mountains majesty
Lies the mystery of Yosemite
El Capitan still takes my breath away
And though I miss the streets of France
The lavender of Provence
California I am here to stay


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There’s nothing like the London Eye
The Tower Bridge makes tourists sigh
The Roman Coliseum stirs my soul
Parisian Pastry brought the tears
Of longing nights of many years
Still I would trade it all for California

Caribbean light storms and the thunder
In tropic island colors make me wonder
Why leaving here would tear my heart asunder
In Paradise still I cannot forget her

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Yes, on the land of Pilgrims Pride
There is no place I’d rather hide
Than redwood groves near oceans white with foam
And since this is my resting place
When ageless beauty fades my face
I will still remain a Californian

I will always be, ….yes I will always be
I will always be a Californian.