day breaks over the city of my childhood
daybreak over the city i called home
where the sage met the sea and the groves were sweet and green
it's a city that lives only in my dreams
the groves where we played when we were children
the groves where we fooled around as teens
those green groves are paved from la to santa fe
that city lives only in my dreams
landmarks lost to parking lots in the city i called home
looking back i see what used to be
now freeways crawl though the suburban sprawl
as far as the eye can see
and the city lives only in my dreams
twilight shades the valley of my memory
when citrus groves still perfumed the sky
but i guess those orange blossoms weren't so special after all
now it's a city of days gone by
landmarks lost to parking lots in the city i called home
looking back i see what used to be
now freeways crawl through the suburban sprawl
as far as the eye can see
and the city lives only in my dreams
The lyrics CITY OF DREAMS of BEN HARPER is also present in the album Childhood home (2014)
Ben Harper (nome completo Benjamin Chase Harper) è un cantautore e chitarrista statunitense nato a Claremont, California, nel 1966. Harper ha raggiunto fama internazionale per il suo stile musicale unico che fonde elementi di blues, folk, rock e reggae. La sua musica è caratterizzata da una potente voce, virtuosistica chitarra slide e testi introspettivi che affrontano temi sociali e politici. Tra i suoi album più importanti figurano "Welcome to the Cruel World" (1994), "The Will to Live" (2001) e "Both Sides of the Gun" (2006). Harper ha collaborato con artisti di diverse generi, tra cui Carlos Santana, John Mayer e The Blind Boys of Alabama. Tra i suoi brani più noti si ricordano "Diamonds on the Inside", "Burn One Down" e "Please Bleed".
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