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Twisting down Route 17--manzanita, foothill pine
The Chevy seems to know the way; gearing down, just hear her whine
Turn into the potholed street, just a couple been filled in
Roll into the parking spot; hardly can contain a grin…

Don’t forget the corn tortillas
Heirlooms ripened on the vine
Moonlit lake, sinsemilla
Old friends and California wine
Old friends and California wine

Lazy paddle in the rushes; turtles basking on a log
Egret nervous with our nearness--‘bout to flap up in the fog
There’s a quiet bed to burrow, doggies dreaming in the sun
Lilies wild down by the willow; chop an onion: there, she’s done

Don’t forget the corn tortillas
Heirlooms ripened on the vine
Moonlit lake, sinsemilla
Old friends and California wine
Old friends and California wine



(bridge)
Talk about the old times; talk about tomorrow
Talk about the kids, and the money they borrow
Talk about the RV: the work that it still needs
Talk about the aquifer, choking up with weeds
And talk about the world outside--so little we can do
How we still try to…still hope to see things through…

(But) Don’t forget the corn tortillas
Heirlooms ripened on the vine
Moonlit lake, sinsemilla
Old friends and California wine
Old friends and California wine
Old friends and California wine