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Lyrics

I've been staring at the ocean
Spending time away from home
Atlantic winds are blowing cold here
And I know I have to go

And I know I've got to leave here
'Cause my baby's far away
Too many years with miles between us
Have kept the distance anyway

Leaving a cold eastern rain
Headin' for a California day
Leaving a cold eastern rain.
Headin' for a California day

And that rain keeps falling lonely
Calling me to something new
The West Coast smiling on my heart there
What else, baby, can I do?

Leaving a cold eastern rain
Headin' for a California day
Leaving a cold eastern rain.
Headin' for a California day

I know the West coast sun is shining
Gold reflections on the bay
I'll leave this east coast pain behind me
Little girl I just can't stay

Leaving a cold eastern rain
Headin' for a California day
Leaving a cold eastern rain.
Headin' for a California day

Abstract

Style: Lite; Progressive - A tune about a man driven to leave the east coast (and his life there) for the promise of a California day, a new life, and a chance to pursue his dreams.

History: This song began as a simple chord idea. Christiansen was playing with chords that used the same note on different strings. He found a really sweet "E" form that he liked and threw it together into a pretty common chord idea influenced by songs like "Melissa" and "Wild Fire".

So, Christiansen had this song in rough form when the band was first formed. It was thought that they should add more parts to it, but nothing ever came to be. In fact, they almost scrapped the song altogether.. but Bloomquist was insistent that it could be made it into something. Bloomquist applied his progressive magic and added a somewhat dissonent but complementing chord progression of his own. That, coupled with Bloomquist's classic lead performanc, gave us this song. It's the only song where all three founding members, Bloomquist, Heintz and Christiansen actually sat down and collaborated on the lyrics.

Credits

Music: Christiansen / Bloomquist

Lyrics: Christiansen / Bloomquist / Heintz

Performing Artist(s): Christiansen (vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar); Bloomquist (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard); Heintz (percussion); Porter (bass)

Produced and Recorded

Location: Klondike Inn Studio

Production Engineer(s): Mike Palone

Release Date: April, 1994