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Introduction:
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She came from Providence, the one in Rhode Island.
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Where the old world shadows hang, heavy in the air.
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She packed her hopes and dreams, like a refugee.
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Just as her father came, across the sea.
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She heard about a place, people were smiling,
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Spoke about the red man's ways, how they loved the land.
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They came from everywhere, to the Great Divide,
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Seeking a place to stand, or a place to hide.
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Down in the crowded bars, out for a good time,
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can't wait to tell you all, what it's like up there.
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They called it paradise, I don't know why,
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somebody laid the mountains low, while the town got high.
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And then the chilly winds blew down, across the desert,
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through the canyons of the coast, to the Malibu,
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Where the pretty people play, hungry for power,
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To light their neon ways, give 'em things to do.
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Some rich men came and raped the land, nobody caught 'em,
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put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus people bought 'em.
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They called it paradise, the place to be,
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they watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea.
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We can leave it all behind, and sail to Lahaina,
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just like the missionaries did, so many years ago.
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They even brought a neon sign, &ldquo Jesus is coming&rdquo ,
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brought the white man's burden down, brought the white man's reign.
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Who will provide the grand design, what is yours and what is mine,
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'cuz there is no more new frontier, we have got to make it here.
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We satisfy our endless needs, and justify our bloody deeds,
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in the name of destiny, and in the name of God.
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And you can see them there, on Sunday morning,
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they stand up and sing about, what it's like up there.
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They called it paradise, I don't know why
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Call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye.