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California Poppy

by Sara Carbone

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song for Pops!

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i used to think we were too similar for you to love me enough
had a hard time thinking what it must've been like to see me grow up
but now that i'm a little older i understand it more clear
we've both learned how to take it day by day, year by year

oh, California poppy
the most beautiful thing in bloom
i've watched you from behind the trees
it's good to see you look so new
the singer of all things silly
easily moved
i've watched you shielded from the rain and i wanna be just like you

i said, "i think you'd like my dad"
"is he as quirky as you?"
well, we have all the same mannerisms but none of the same tattoos

and now the fireplace is crackling
and we're keeping good and warm
we're both half asleep, kinda watching TV, kinda listening to the storm

and i think California poppy
the most beautiful thing in bloom
i've watched you from behind the trees
it's good to see you look so new
the singer of all things silly
easily moved
i've watched you shielded from the rain and i wanna be just like you

and my brother and i in the backseat
Mom's got her sunglasses on
the soulful sounds of Neil Young singing
and you're singing along

i've memorized the different footsteps walking up the stairs
the jangling keys thrown underneath the pictures
the pet names given to everyone
and all of us our own little song
in this moment i'll sit quiet with you

oh, California poppy
the most beautiful thing in bloom
i've watched you from behind the trees
and i know you're looking out for me, too
when i'm spinning through the unknown you tell me what to do
you've walked me through the pouring rain and i wanna be just like you

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released June 21, 2020
written and performed by sara carbone
album artwork by laura gordon-mitchell

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Sara Carbone Vancouver, British Columbia

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singer-songwriter from san diego, ca now in vancouver, bc

i hope you like my music :-)

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