Lyrics to
California Saga: Big Sur

Released by Beach Boys in 1973
From the Album: Holland |

This version of California Saga: Big Sur was released by Beach Boys in 1973.

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Cashmere hills filled with evergreens
Flowin’ from the clouds down to meet the sea
With the granite cliff as a referee
Crimson sunsets and golden dawns
Mother deer with their newborn fawns
Under Big Sur skies and that’s where I belong.

Big Sur I’ve got plans for you
Me and mine are going to
Add ourselves to your lengthy list of lovers
And live in canyons covered with a springtime green
While birds and flowers to be heard and seen
And on my old guitar I’ll make up songs to sing.
Sparklin’ springs from the mountainside
Join the Big Sur river rushing to the tide
Where my kids can search for sea shells at low tide
Big Sur my astrology it says that I am meant to be
Where the rugged mountain meets the water

And so while stars shine brightly and up above
Fog rolls in through a redwood grove
And to my dying fire I think I’ll add a log.


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Beach Boys has released many songs over the years besides California Saga: Big Sur. Beach Boys released songs from 1962 to 1992 spanning across albums like Surfin' Safari, Little Deuce Coupe, Surfer Girl, Surfin' USA, Shut Down Volume 2, All Summer Long, Christmas Album, Beach Boys' Party!, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), Today!, Pet Sounds, Wild Honey, Smiley Smile, Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, Surf's Up, Carl And The Passions: So Tough, Mount Vernon And Fairway, Holland, 15 Big Ones, Love You, M.I.U. Album, L.A. (Light Album), Keepin' The Summer Alive, The Beach Boys, Still Cruisin', and Summer In Paradise. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Beach Boys.

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The lyrics for California Saga: Big Sur are defined as the words making up the song released by Beach Boys in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to California Saga: Big Sur have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Beach Boys and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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