Oh, la la la la la la
(scat)
Well, the boys from the south played guitar on the porch
As we surfed in the waves trying not to get scorched by the sun that day
Man, we had fun that day
And that night after dark when our bellies were full
The fireflies, they came out for a private light show
And I couldn't believe that we soon had to leave
Sweet Madera
I've got to get back to Madera
You know that I'll miss my Madera
Oh, Madera
(Scat)
Well we talked 'round the table until the dawn came
And then lay in our beds listening to the rain on the tin roof above
Whispering about love
As our thoughts drifted off to the sounds of the night, oh the
clouds opened wide letting in the sweet light
And we watched the sun rise, saying our last goodbyes
to Madera
You know that I'll miss my Madera
I've got to get back to Madera
Oh Madera,
Oh Madera
Oh Madera,
Oh oh oh oh, Madera
Now I'm stuck in the city and feeling the strain
These faces and business suits all look the same
Is this my fate?
Is this my faith?
Oh, the buildings grow tall and they start to close in
Stuck between cement walls and my blood's running thin
I hit the machines and look up to the sky
The buildings are reaching ten thousand floors high
I breathe in the smoke and expensive perfume
While I tan in the headlights and swim in the fumes
A call from a driver, stuck in the gridlock
And one from a man this city's forgotten
What (went) here before where these structures now stand?
The earth, and its roots, from which all that began
(Unintelligible) just to butcher the tree
We're the only
Creature that preaches the
greatness of man
With the silicone beaches
And the bleach-covered sand
Oil stained ocean brews from blue to black
We will never get back, no, we'll never get back!
Oh no no no, no no no
(Instrumental)
We've got to get back
We've got to get back
We'll never get back
No, we'll never get back!
(Instrumental)
To Madera,
I've got to get back to Madera
You know that I'll miss
You, Madera,
Oh Madera.
