I remember California

I remember redwood trees, bumper cars and wolverines
The ocean's Trident submarines
Lemons, limes and tangerines
I remember this

I remember traffic jams
Motor boys and girls with tans
Nearly was and almost rans
I remember this
History is made
History is made to seem unfair

I recall that you were there
Golden smile and shining hair
I recall it wasn't fair
Recollect it wasn't fair
Remembering it wasn't fair outside

Low ebb, high tide
The lowest ebb and highest tide
A symbol wave I must confide
I guess we took us for a ride
I guess it's just a gesture

I remember this defense
Progress fails pacific sense
All those sweet conspiracies
I remember all these things

I remember traffic jams
Motor boys and girls with tans
Nearly was and almost rans
I remember this, this

Low ebb, high tide
The lowest ebb and highest tide
I guess we took us for a ride
I guess it's just a gesture

At the end of the continent
At the edge of the continent
At the end of the continent
At the edge of the continent

California waiting

Little Mona Lisa laying by my side
"Crimson and Clover" pullin' overtime
I'm too close to be losin' touch
By givin' in, what am I givin' up
Am I losin' way too much

Hey
California waiting
Every little thing's gotta be just right
Say
While you're tryin' to save me
Can't I get back my lonely life

I'm goin' so fast that I can't slow down
It's hard to get up when you're spinnin' round and round
I'd tell you the news but nothin's changed
I'd sing you a song but they blew it away
All wrapped up in this stupid ass game

Hey
California waiting
Every little thing's gotta be just right
Say
While you're tryin' to save me
Can't I get back my lonely life
Can't I get back my lonely life

Hollywood

Could you be a teenage idol
Could you be a movie star
When l turn on my TV
Will you smile and wave at me telling Oprah who you are.
So you want to be a rock star
With blue eyed bunnies in your bed
Well remember when you’re rich that you sold yourself for this,
you’ll be famous cuz you’re dead.

So don’t go higher for desire
Put it in your head
Baby Hollywood is dead you can find it in yourself.

I don’t want to take you dancing
When you’re dancing with the world
Well you can flash your caviar and your million dollar car
I don’t need that kind of girl
but you could be that next sensation or
will you set the latest style
You don’t need a catchy song
Cuz the kids will sing along
When you shoot it with a smile

So don’t go higher for desire
Put it in your head
Baby Hollywood is dead you can find it in yourself.

So don’t fly higher for your fire
Put it in your head
Baby Hollywood is dead you can find it in yourself.
Keep it on your head Hollywood is dead.

Well you can do the mighty tango
You can start your little thing
You can swing from vine to vine
While the kiddies wait in line
With the money in their hands
But if you get to California
Save a piece of gold for me
If it’s the only thing you save
Then I’ll bet you’ll never wave when I watch you on TV.

So don’t go higher for desire
Put it in your head
Baby Hollywood is dead you can find it in yourself.

So don’t fly higher for your fire
Put it in your head
Baby Hollywood is dead you can find it in yourself.

Keep on loving what is true and the world will come to you,
you can find it in yourself

Love what is true and the world will come to you,
you can find it in yourself
No no no no no
Keep it in your head Hollywood is dead
Come come Hollywood is dead babe woo hoo
Oh Hollywood is dead yeah yeah
Keep on loving what is true and the world will come to you,
you can find it in yourself
Get it in your head Hollywood is dead

California Dreamin'

All the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
on a winter's day

 
I'd be safe and warm
if I was in L.A
California Dreamin'
on such a winter's day

 
Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
well, I got down on my knees
and I pretend to pray

 
Yyou know the preacher likes the cold
he knows I'm gonna stay
California Dreamin'
on such a winter's day

 
All the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
on a winter's day

 
If I didn't tell her
I could leave today
California Dreamin'
on such a winter's day

It Never Rains in Southern California

Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Ooh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true

Seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

Out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self respect, I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but didn't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break

Seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours

New York to California

Under the TV lights, you fell asleep again
Dont know, I'm writing this song about you
There's a picture of a Hollywood sign, reflecting off your skin I
Don't want to live another day without you
You woke up and said baby I, had one of those dreams again
The rain came down and I lost you, In the wind
You said something about don't leave, before you fell back asleep
Before I could sing my song back to you
 
But you could find yourself lost out in this world
And I found a way to get back to your side
no mountain's too high, no stone is too small
I'll build a bridge through the fire, for you I would crawl
From New York to California
 
I could hear you softly breathe, oh what you do to me
But baby I could climb down into your dreams
I Build a ladder down through the clouds
Where the storms Is raging now I
Don't want to sing another song without you
 
If you find yourself lost out in this world
Then I'll find a way to get back to your side
no mountain's too high, no stone is too small
I'll build a bridge through the fire, for you I would crawl
From New York to California
Cause you, could find yourself lost out in this world
And I, Could find a way to get back to your side
 
If you find yourself lost out in this world
Then I'll find a way to get back to your side
No mountain's too high, no stone is too small
I'll build a bridge through the fire, for you I would crawl
From New York to California, To California, To California

Leaving New York

It's quiet now

And what it brings

Is everything

Comes calling back

A brilliant night

I'm still awake

I looked ahead

I'm sure I saw you there

You don't need me

To tell you now

That nothing can compare

You might have laughed if I told you

You might have hidden A frown

You might have succeeded in changing me

I might have been turned around

It's easier to leave than to be left behind

Leaving was never my proud

Leaving New York, never easy

I saw the light fading out

Now life is sweet

And what it brings

I tried to take

But loneliness

It wears me out

It lies in wait

And I've lost

Still in my eyes

The shadow of necklace

Across your thigh

I might've lived my life in a dream, but I swear

This is real

Memory fuses and shatters like glass

Mercurial future, forget the past

It's you, it's what I feel.

You might have laughed if I told you (it's pulling me apart)

You might have hidden a frown (change)

You might have succeeded in changing me (it's pulling me apart)

I might have been turned around (change)

It's easier to leave than to be left behind (it's pulling me apart)

Leaving was never my proud (change)

Leaving New York, never easy (it's pulling me apart)

I saw the light fading out

You find it in your heart, it's pulling me apart

You find it in your heart, change...

I told you, forever

I love you, forever

I told you, I love you

I love you, forever

I told you, forever

You never, you never

You told me forever

You might have laughed if I told you

You might have hidden the frown

You might have succeeded in changing me

I might have been turned around

It's easier to leave than to be left behind (it's pulling me apart)

Leaving was never my proud (change)

Leaving New York never easy (it's pulling me apart)

I saw the life fading out (change)

Leaving New York, never easy (it's pulling me apart)

I saw the light fading out (change)

Leaving New York never easy (it's pulling me apart)

I saw the life fading out (change) 

Englishman in New York

I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear

I like my toast done on one side

And you can hear it in my accent when I talk

I'm an Englishman in New York

See me walking down Fifth Avenue

A walking cane here at my side

I take it everywhere I walk

I'm an Englishman in New York

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said

Then he's the hero of the day

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile

Be yourself no matter what they say

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety

You could end up as the only one

Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society

At night a candle's brighter than the sun

Takes more than combat gear to make a man

Takes more than a license for a gun

Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can

A gentleman will walk but never run

If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said

Then he's the hero of the day

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile

Be yourself no matter what they say

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York 

New York State of Mind

Some folks like to get away

Take a holiday from the neighbourhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach

Or to Hollywood

But I'm taking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I'm in a New York state of mind 

I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens

But I know what I'm needing

And I don't want to waste more time

I'm in a New York state of mind 

It was so easy living day by day

Out of touch with the rhythm and blues

But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times, The Daily News 

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind 

It was so easy living day by day

Out of touch with the rhythm and blues

But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times, The Daily News 

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind 

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line

'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind 

On Broadway

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
they say there's always magic in the air
but when you're walkin' down the street
and you ain't had enough to eat
the glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere.

 
They say the women treat you fine on Broadway
but lookin' at them just gives me the blues
'cause how ya gonna make some time
when all you got is one thin dime
and one thin dime won't even shine your shoes.

 
They say that I won't last too long on Broadway
I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home they all say
but they're dead wrong I know they are
'cause I can play this here guitar
and I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway

New York, New York

Start spreading the news
I am leaving today
I want to be a part of it
New York, New York 

 
These vagabond shoes
They are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York 

 
I want to wake up in that city
That doesn't sleep
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap 

 
My little town blues
They are melting away
I gonna make a brand new start of it
In old New York 

 
If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York 

 
New York, New York
I want to wake up in that city
That never sleeps
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the list
Head of the heap
King of the hill 

 
This little town blues
They have all melted away
I am about to make a brand new start of it
Right there in old New York 

 
And if I can make it there
You know, I'm gonna make it just about anywhere
Come on, come through
New York, New York, New York

We all fall in love sometimes

Wise men say
It looks like rain today
It crackled on the speakers
And trickled down the sleepy subway trains
For heavy eyes could hardly hold us
Aching legs that often told us
It's all worth it
We all fall in love sometimes

The full moon's bright
And starlight filled the evening
We wrote it and I played it
But something happened it's so strange this feeling
Naive notions that were childish
Simple tunes that tried to hide it
But when it comes
We all fall in love sometimes

Didn't we? Did we? Should we? Could we?
I'm not sure but sometimes we're so blind
Struggling through the day
When even your best friends say
Don't you find?
We all fall in love sometimes

Hmmm...

Oh, yeah..
And only passing time
Could kill the boredom we acquired
Running with the losers for a while
And our empty sky was filled with laughter
Just before the flood
Painting worried faces with a smile

Wise men say
It looks like rain today
It crackled on the speakers
And trickled down the sleepy subway trains
For heavy eyes could hardly hold us
Aching legs that often told us
It's all worth it
We all fall in love sometimes

Oh oh oh...

We all fall in love some times...

Mad World

All around me are familiar faces

Worn out places, worn out faces

Bright and early for their daily races

Going nowhere, going nowhere

Their tears are filling up their glasses

No expression, no expression

Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow

No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kinda funny

I find it kinda sad

The dreams in which I'm dying

Are the best I've ever had

I find it hard to tell you

I find it hard to take

When people run in circles

It's a very, very mad world mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday

And I feel the way that every child should

Sit and listen, sit and listen

Went to school and I was very nervous

No one knew me, no one knew me

Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson

Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kinda funny

I find it kinda sad

The dreams in which I'm dying

Are the best I've ever had

I find it hard to tell you

I find it hard to take

When people run in circles

It's a very, very mad world ... mad world

Enlarging your world

Mad world 

Parisienne Walkways

Islands

Islands from the first time we saw
we could wait for this moment

like rocks on the shore.

We can never be closer somehow 

for the moments that lasts, 

is this moment now.

(chorus) 

When the nights's on fire will you keep 

the candlelight burning,

hold on to your heart's desire.

When you see one bird 

into the wind another one's turning 

and the two can fly much higher.

We are islands but never too far, 

we are islands 

and I need your light tonight, 

and I need your light tonight.

We are islands but never too far, 

we are islands

and I need your light tonight, 

and I need your light tonight.

Islands never been to before 

and we climb so high 

to where the wild birds soar.

There's a new path that we found just today 

I was lost in the forest 

and you showed me the way.

(chorus 2x)

John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía, Larry Coryell - Meeting of the Spirits

Ho Hey

I've been trying to do it right
I've been living a lonely life
I've been sleeping here instead
I've been sleeping in my bed,

I've been sleeping in my bed

So show me family
all the blood that i will bleed
I dunno where I belong
I dunno where I went wrong,
but I can write a song

I belong with you, you belong with me
you're my sweetheart
I belong with you, you belong with me
you're my sweet

I don't think you're right for him
think of what it might have been if you
took a bus to Chinatown
I'd be standing on Canal
and Bowery
and she'd be standing next to me

I belong with you, you belong with me
you're my sweetheart
I belong with you, you belong with me
you're my sweetheart

And love, we need it now
Let's hope for some
Cause oh, we're bleeding out

I belong with you, you belong with me
you're my sweetheart
I belong with you, you belong with me
you're my sweet