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Gates Pass is bright in the key lights,
And the fill lights bring the nighttime to life,
And the back lights give the gun fights
A shine you don't ever see without
Big Ol' California coming 'round.
There was a movie called "Rio Bravo".
It had John Wayne and technicolor brothels.
When Big Ol' California gets its eye on you,
There ain't nothing much you can do
Except hang around 'til it forgets you.
When John Wayne died, he left his whole set behind.
There were Hollywood sights through nightfall until the sunrise.
A classic Western sting rang through Sonora,
And from Kinney Road, we all saw California
Runnin' like hell back where it came from,
Up the coastline.
When Big Ol' California turns away from you,
Well, we still got the studios, the rodeos,
The bank notes, and the camera rolls...so, I dunno!
California freely gave us every trick it had,
But y'all got a state that size and you still want my cowboy hat?!
Shut the door like a John Wayne scene
'Cause freely ye gave, and freely ye shall receive.

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from Trochee Trochee IV, released September 18, 2020

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