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A Promise to California

from The Heart Collector by Adam Levy

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I was a pioneer panning for gold
I was a young man, twenty-five years old
I left my family back in Texas
And I headed for the West
I never knew what fortune was before

As soon as I crossed that state line
Heard the harmony that never ends
In the echoes of the canyon
In the Santa Ana wind
In the crash of the Pacific
In the calling of the birds
I made a promise to California
And I never break my word

I made some new friends, jokers and thieves
We fought like brothers, yeah you'd never believe
But once we hit the motherlode
There was no turning back
I never knew what fortune was before

As soon as I crossed that state line
Heard the harmony that never ends
In the echoes of the canyon
In the Santa Ana wind
In the crash of the Pacific
In the calling of the birds
I made a promise to California
And I never break my word

Well, so so many people never leave their own home town
No, they'll never see the sign up in the hills
They will never know the sunset melting through the haze
Of another picture-perfect postcard day

So I found a bottle, empty inside
I filled it with sun and wind, and the moon and the tide
And I always keep it with me
As I wander this weary world
I spill a little of that spirit everywhere I go
They may never get there, but they'll know...

As soon as I crossed that state line
Heard the harmony that never ends
In the echoes of the canyon
In the Santa Ana wind
In the crash of the Pacific
In the calling of the birds
I made a promise to California
And I never break my word
I made a promise to California
And I never break my word
I made a promise to California

And I never break my word

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from The Heart Collector, released February 14, 2011

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Adam Levy New York, New York

Adam Levy is an NYC-based guitarist with 30 years of experience as a performing artist, studio musician, journalist, and educator.

He has released more than a dozen albums of his own, and is featured on recordings by Norah Jones, Vulfpeck, Ani DiFranco, Allen Toussaint, and other renowned artists. He has toured extensively as a solo artist and as a collaborator.
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