Song Length |
3:41 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - General |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Sociable, Diplomatic |
Subject |
Falling in Love, Luck/Coincidence |
Language |
English |
Era |
1980 - 1989 |
Lyrics
"THIRD LETTER O" Words and Music by
Perry Rohrer
verse 1
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' BECAME A REALITY
WHEN HE MOVED TO HOLLYWOOD IN 1983
THE CITY LIGHTS WERE SO BRIGHT
HE BARELY KNEW HIS WAY AROUND
HE MET A GIRL HIS SECOND DAY THERE
SHE SAID SHE JUST MOVED TO TOWN
chorus
SO THEY BOUGHT A MAP TO THE HOMES OF THE STARS
THEY WALKED ALONG HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
THEY DROVE UP TO THE HILLS TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD FIND
AND THEN THEY CLIMBED THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN
THEY CLIMBED AS HIGH AS THEY COULD GO
THEY FELL IN LOVE THIRD LETTER O
verse 2
THEY SAT UP THERE ALL NIGHT
TALKIN' ABOUT THEIR PLANS
SHE WAS GONNA BE AN ACTRESS
AND HE WAS GONNA START A BAND
THE ODDS WERE AGAINST THEM
THEY KNEW THAT OH, SO WELL
BUT AGAINST ALL ODDS THEY FOUND EACH OTHER
SO YOU CAN NEVER TELL
chorus
THEY BOUGHT A MAP TO THE HOMES OF THE STARS
THEY WALKED ALONG HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
THEY DROVE UP TO THE HILLS TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD FIND
AND THEN THEY CLIMBED THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN
THEY CLIMBED AS HIGH AS THEY COULD GO
THEY FELL IN LOVE THIRD LETTER O
bridge
THE SUN CAME UP
THEY CLIMBED BACK DOWN
TOGETHER THEY OWNED THAT TOWN
chorus
THEY BOUGHT A MAP TO THE HOMES OF THE STARS
THEY WALKED ALONG HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
THEY DROVE UP TO THE HILLS TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD FIND
AND THEN THEY CLIMBED THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN
THEY CLIMBED AS HIGH AS THEY COULD GO
THEY FELL IN LOVE THIRD LETTER O
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