Good times never take a holiday
On the shoreline sand of Alamitos Bay
Where golden state tectonic plates collide

You know I like to go the scenic route
Over fifty five, in case the rednecks shoot
My desert roasted west coast bloated hide

I don't mind flipping back another page
Of a Steinbeck story from another age
I'm feeling fine like Marin County wine

Spanish coffee, dark espresso
Nut brown blondies in a Mustang special
Skateboard kids and brownout grids roll by

Life's so easy for the reckless spender
The over-reacher meets the big time lender
Flying down the foothill freeway line

The season's closing on the empty nesters
Tall girls bending over high tea testers
Step aside at half past closing time

Mendocino with a silver necklace
Oleander flowers at the bed and breakfast
Hot tub lazy, bushfire hazy skies

Eight lane freeway, not so speedy
The Long Beach sailor waits alone to greet me
Salty breeze and hungry seagull cries

Copyright © 2010
Composer: Stanton Purcell
Producer: Bruce Valentine