This track creates the ambiance of that last walk on the beach before jumping into the car and driving home to Detroit. Recorded and produced by Jonas at his private studio in the last quarter of 2010. Less is More!
A bluesy, morning-after ode to a love affair that didn’t survive the “postcard paradise” that is L.A.: “California’s in the rear view mirror/palm tree pipe dreams lappin’ at the shore/the more miles behind us, the more it gets clearer/I wanted you and you wanted more.”
lyrics
Californo - written by Maureen Paraventi Copyright 2010 All Right Reserved
Well I woke up tired in a cheap motel
On the edge of the desert on the edge of dawn
You were already up and havin’ a smoke
Drinking gas station coffee, ready to move on.
California’s in the rear view mirror
Palm tree pipe dreams, lapping at the shore
The more miles behind us the more it gets clearer
I wanted you, and you wanted more.
Coyotes howl in the Hollywood Hills
Or was that just another bad dream of yours?
And the mud slides tumble down on Mailbu
It’s a postcard paradise, but who’s keeping score?
Hot winds blow through the valley of dreams
But you wiped my margarita tears away
We got lost on the billboard boulevard
Where the seasons don’t change and the players don’t play
California’s in the rear view mirror
Palm tree pipe dreams, lapping at the shore
The more miles behind us the more it gets clearer
I wanted you, and you wanted more.
Stars in the sidewalk and signs in the hill
Dreams by the ocean
Are pulling me underneath the memories
Of who we were
Your features now just a beautiful blur
California’s in the rear view mirror
Palm tree pipe dreams, lapping at the shore
The more miles behind us the more it gets clearer
I wanted you, and you wanted more.
You wanted so much more. You wanted so much more. You wanted so much more
credits
from Little By Little,
track released January 1, 2012
Maureen Paraventi - Lead Vocals & Flute
Lisa Marsh - Drums and Percussion
Dainius - Guitar and Five String Bass
