Oh JONI MITCHELL...what a saskatoon afternoon eh...
California
Sitting in a park in paris, franceReading the news and it sure looks badThey won’t give peace a chanceThat was just a dream some of us hadStill a lot of lands to seeBut I wouldn’t want to stay hereIt’s too old and cold and settled in it’s ways hereOh, but californiaCalifornia I’m coming homeI’m going to see the folks I digI’ll even kiss a sunset pigCalifornia I’m coming homeI met a redneck on a grecian isleWho did the goat dance very wellHe gave me back my smileBut he kept my camera to sellOh the rogue, the red red rogueHe cooked good omelettes and stewsAnd I might have stayed on with him thereBut my heart cried out for you, californiaOh california I’m coming homeOh make me feel good rock’n roll bandI’m your biggest fanCalifornia, I’m coming home
Oh it gets so lonelyWhen you’re walkingAnd the streets are full of strangersAll the news of home you readJust gives you the bluesJust gives you the bluesSo I bought me a ticketI caught a plane to spainWent to a party down a red dirt roadThere were lots of pretty people thereReading rolling stone, reading vogueThey said, how long can you hang around? I said a week, maybe two,Just until my skin turns brownThen I’m going home to californiaCalifornia I’m coming homeOh will you take me as I amStrung out on another manCalifornia I’m coming home
Oh it gets so lonelyWhen you’re walkingAnd the streets are full of strangersAll the news of home you readMore about the warAnd the bloody changesOh will you take me as l am? Will you take me as l am? Will you?