Lyrics to
California Dreamin’

This version of California Dreamin’ was released by George Benson in 1972.

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All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
I’ve been for a walk on a winter’s day
I’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A.
California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day

Stopped into a church now I passed along the way
Oh, I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray
You know the preacher likes the cold now, he knows I’m gonna stay
California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day
(California dreamin’, such a winter’s day)

All the leaves, all the leaves are brown now, and the sky is gray
I’ve been for a walk on a winter’s day
If I didn’t tell her, I could leave today
California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day

California dreamin’, dream on
California dreamin’, dream on
California dreamin’, dream on…

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George Benson has released many songs over the years besides California Dreamin’. George Benson released songs from 1965 to 2007 spanning across albums like It's Uptown, The Silver Collection, The Other Side Of Abbey Road, White Rabbit, Good King Bad, In Flight, Livin' Inside Your Love, Give Me The Night, Twice The Love, Big Boss Band, Love Remembers, That's Right, Standing Together, Absolute Benson, After Hours, Irreplaceable, and Live From Montreux. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by George Benson.

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About Lyrics and California Dreamin’ by George Benson

The lyrics to California Dreamin’ are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by George Benson in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to California Dreamin’ are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by George Benson and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for California Dreamin’ back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to California Dreamin’ by George Benson in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to California Dreamin’" means the words set to the music of California Dreamin’, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by George Benson. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to California Dreamin’ and the lyrics to California Dreamin’ are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of George Benson who came here looking just for the lyrics to California Dreamin’, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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