Girl From Fresno

from At The Mayflower Motel by Rick Jerram

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lyrics

GIRL FROM FRESNO

I've got little to say, got so little to say
I've got nothing to say except to say
I never knew how much I loved you
Till I saw that highway sign
Outside of Sacremento:
Fresno 99
-and I was crying

It was long ago in London,
Under a snow-filled sky
That I met the girl from Fresno,
She was free as the 4th of July
Such grace in her face, but where was I?
CHORUS:
-I was always waiting
For the right time to a-
For the right time to a-
For the right time to
Arrive

Oh I was just a convenience,
Someone to show her London Town
I could have cried with Elvis
“'Please don't drag that string around'
You know that my heart is being torn apart
all the time”
(CHORUS)

Can we stop in Sacremento,
Park in the shade of those trees
And I'll tell how the girl from Fresno
Almost brought me to my knees
Oh the words unsaid, the tears unshed
-for half my life
(CHORUS)

And I never knew how much I loved you
Till I saw that highway sign
Just outside of Sacremento:
Fresno 99, Fresno 99, Fresno 99-
-and I was crying

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from At The Mayflower Motel, released July 2, 2021
Rick Jerram
© Rick Anthony Jerram

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Rick Jerram Baltimore, Maryland

Rick was born in London, UK, and has been writing songs since 1996. He worked for twenty-five years in architecture before leaving in order to dance -and later teach- the spiritual movement practice of Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms. In 2008 he moved to the USA. After four years in Philadelphia, he now lives in Baltimore. ... more

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