Page type: lyric reference
Artist: PJ Harvey
Canonical path: /pj-harvey/leaving-california
Related lyric paths: 6
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Leaving California
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Leaving California
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California, leaving California
No one but me is walking
Under palms that give no shade
I'm leaving you today
California
How cruel was I to think that
I could make you change?
Oh give me some shade
Oh England, come soon
How could I have believed
That i could live and breathe in you?
California killed me
I think it's time to leave
I told no one I'd stay
I think it's time to leave
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