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Thread #169891 Message #4213359
Posted By: cnd
10-Dec-24 - 08:42 PM
Thread Name: US Highways (fed and state) and songs about them
Subject: RE: US Highways (fed and state) and songs about them
Here's a song about California's Route 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). It's a modern one but I've been digging it lately. listen
CALIFORNIA POPPY by THEO LAWRENCE
Don't pick up strangers on the road As a young boy I was told But I could never ever listen I was en route to Monterey She was headin' the same way All aboard my Silverado
CHORUS She's a California poppy of the PCH Bloomin' on the roadside Hitchin' and a-thumbin' and a-bummin' a ride In a golden ray of sunshine
She was a hipster from the town Smokin' reefer by the pound And her ways were kinda groovy She kept her shades on for the ride Now there was somethin' she was tryin' to hide I couldn't put my finger on it
CHORUS
We made a stop at a service station For a little bit of relaxation And a little bit of gasoline She stole my keys and then she rode away And for the gas I had to pay So I wrote my song about it