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My California
I grew up among the redwoods, on a lost coast somewhere
Where the fog keeps rolling in
The air is misty grey, and the sun got lost somewhere
No one wonders where it’s been
Right here there’s a reckless sea and endless sky
This is my California, my California
This is my Hallelujah, I applaud and thank you, God, for California
Watch out for acorns, bare feet on Rincon Trail
Where creaking cypress sway
The ocean’s green and shining along the lighthouse rail
Tides signal the closing of the day
Right here there’s a reckless sea and endless sky
This is my California, my California
This is my Hallelujah, I applaud and thank you, God, for California
The sky fills over San Juan Capistrano
As the swallows take to flight
The crashing waves echo along the sunset cliffs
And Catalina lights up the night
This is my California, my California
This is my Hallelujah, I applaud and thank you, God, for California
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Every Summer
When it’s cold and it’s dark in the winter of my heart
I want to lose this feeling forever
But I know there’s a day when the sun will come out to stay
And stay here forever
I know heaven is near, someday there will be here
And I’ll keep waiting…
Every summer, I feel you with me
Every summer, in the glare of the sea
That golden sun just keeps coming around again
Every summer I’m reminded of how it will be
They talk about angles, streets of gold on a cloud never growing old
Playing a harp as light as a feather
But rolling waves are all I need and the sand beneath my feet
And that perfect weather
I know heaven is near, someday there will be here
And I’ll keep waiting…
Every summer, I feel you with me
Every summer, in the glare of the sea
That golden sun just keeps coming around again
Every summer I’m reminded of how it will be
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When You Drive
02:47
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When You Drive
I know where heaven is, I’ve been there once or twice before
In the shining freeway signs, in the wind rushing by my Ford
When you drive California 5
You feel so alive
As the road goes on forever
Those mountains come in clear, their shadows dance across the land
I’ve found my treasure here, blowing by my outstretched hand
When you drive California 5
You feel so alive
As the road goes on forever
It’s just the highway and the sky
The skipping white lines in your mind
All the pain your passing by
You leave it all behind
When you drive California 5
You feel so alive
As the road goes on forever
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Handiwork
03:04
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Handiwork
I’m broken up down here, and everything’s not clear
I’m wondering where you are
But I know this can’t last, the clouds are rising fast
And I know you’re not far
And I can’t even say how the sky looks today
Words cannot express and no one else possess
The beauty of your handiwork
As far as I can see, streaming through the trees
Reds, orange, and blue
It’s like you wrote my name with smoke from a plane
Coming straight from you
And I can’t even say how the sky looks today
Words cannot express and no one else possess
The beauty of your handiwork
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Drown
03:43
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Drown
Here I am, out in this sun cracked nowhere
This feeling isn’t new
No escaping, it’s miles and miles in all directions
Nothing I can do
Now I’ve been out here for hours
Standing all alone lookin’ for a sign
Can’t take it here, much longer
I surrender, I resign
Go ahead and take me down
Go ahead and take me down
If in your mercy I could drown
Then go ahead and take me down
I followed you to the ocean shore
Where sea and sky entwine
I was askin’ for forgiveness
You said come on in the water’s fine
Now go ahead and take me down
Go ahead and take me down
If in your mercy I could drown
Then go ahead and take me down
Don’t need to rescue me
Don’t need to rescue me, now…
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Small is Beautiful
03:13
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Small is Beautiful
You’ve been feeling like you just can’t measure up
You’ve been trying but you just can’t give enough
Of what everybody seems to want so much of
You’ve been feeling like the short end of the stick
You’ve been feeling like you’re life ain’t worth a lick
And everybody’s else’s high hopes, you don’t want to let them down
No, you don’t want to let them down
But you can tell them that
Small is beautiful, small is true
Small is beautiful, small is new
Sometimes it’s not about the biggest thing you can do
Because small is beautiful, too
Buildings going up around us everyday
Skyscrapers make it hard to find a way
To see the tiniest things that can mean so much
Like the wonder in a baby’s hands and feet
A child dancing in puddles on the street
A kind word that spoken so tenderly
Is better than a symphony
Small is beautiful, small is true
Small is beautiful, small is new
Sometimes it’s not about the biggest thing you can do
Because small is beautiful, too
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Everywhere
02:23
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Everywhere
I was stumped since the day I found you
I could never get my arms around you
Can’t pin you down, you’re everywhere
Your mysteries confuse me
At your love, you lose me
Everywhere I look, I see you there
You are the sun, You are the spark
You are the fire that burns in my heart
You are the wind, You are rain
You are stars guiding me home again
I can never explain
I could never contain you
Can’t pin you down, you’re everywhere
No doubts can phase you
All creation’s made to praise
And everywhere I look I see you there
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Stronger
02:33
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Stronger
When it comes down on me, I can’t forget
How lost I’d be if I hadn’t found you yet
Everybody knows it’s true
It cripples my need to wander
All the time I spend with you
All alone with you makes me stronger
I’ll fold my hands, and I’ll bow my head
And know when I’m through, you’ve heard every word I’ve said
Everybody knows it’s true
It cripples my need to wander
All the time I spend with you
All alone with you makes me stronger
When I’m screaming at the sky
You always come breaking through
When I haven’t got a prayer
I got you
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Fade Into You
03:57
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Fade into You
You are always faithful. I still doubt.
You are always honest. I am untrue.
From here on out I’ll leave myself behind and fade into you
Fade into you
‘Till there’s nothing left of me
and I wait empty for what you bring
You are always there. I never stay.
You shine the light of heaven. I paint it blue.
From here on out I’ll leave myself behind and fade into you
‘Till there’s nothing left of me
and I wait empty for what you bring
because I know that in you, I can do anything
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No One Like You
02:38
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No One Like You
When I’ve lost my way, and there’s no hope anywhere
When everyone is gone, I know you’ll be there
Hey hey hey, I get lost in your love-
There’s no one like you
No one like you
Nobody does the things you do
There’s no one like you
There’s nothing else that can compare
You pull promise out of thin air
Hey hey hey, I get lost in your love-
There’s no one like you
No one like you
Nobody does the things you do
There’s no one like you
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How Amazing
04:47
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How Amazing
How amazing, how amazing, how amazing is your love
How amazing, how amazing, how amazing is your love
Our thanks to you, God
Our thanks to you, God
Our thanks to you, God
Our thanks to you
How faithful, how faithful, how faithful is your love
How faithful, how faithful, how faithful is your love
Our thanks to you, God
Our thanks to you, God
Our thanks to you, God
Our thanks to you
How enduring, how enduring, how enduring is your love
How enduring, how enduring, how enduring is your love
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Justin Fox California
“I grew up among the Redwoods…”
It’s the opening line on Seabright, Justin Fox’s ninth album, and it’s all true,
starting way back in the upper reaches of the Golden State. Justin grew up in Arcata; a college town nestled in the Redwood Forest, where he found little to do but skateboard, play guitar, and write songs...
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