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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Mamas & The Papas
Performer
Hal Blaine
Percussion
Larry Knechtel
Keyboards
Joe Osborn
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Phillips
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lou Adler
Producer
Peter Pilafian
Engineer
John Phillips
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I used to live in New York City
Everything there was dark and dirty
Outside my window was a steeple
With a clock that always said twelve thirty
[Verse 2]
Young girls are comin' to the canyon
And in the mornin's I can see them walkin'
I can no longer keep my blinds drawn
And I can't keep myself from talkin'
[Verse 3]
At first so strange to feel so friendly
To say good mornin' and really mean it
To feel these changes happenin' in me
But not to notice till I feel it
[Verse 4]
Young girls are comin' to the canyon
And in the mornin's I can see them walkin'
I can no longer keep my blinds drawn
And I can't keep myself from talkin'
[Verse 5]
Cloudy waters cast no reflection
Images of beauty lie there stagnant
Vibrations bounce in no direction
But lie there shattered into fragments
[Verse 6]
Young girls are comin' to the canyon (Young girls in the canyon)
And in the mornin's I can see them walkin'
(In the mornin's I can see them walkin')
I can no longer keep my blinds drawn
(I can no longer keep my blinds drawn)
And I can't keep myself from talkin'
Written by: John Phillips