"Now I'm In Yuma" genre: Folk
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	Jimmy Buffet/Marty Robbins blend. The snowbirds should like this one (the hook will embed itself in your mind). A very positive song about a town that often gets the publicity shaft. Well, I liked living there! Okay, maybe the promotion exaggerates a little.
	MP3.com CD: Southwestern Splendor - buy it! CD: Southwestern Splendor Credits: Music/lyrics/vocals/instruments by John Fausett
	Story Behind the Song Originally written in 1993 based on my "life's story", but rewritten with a healthy injection of fiction in 1997. The physical description is still real, I indeed was raised in the L.A. area, and eventually moved to Yuma. But the rest was molded to make a more universally appealing song. My family says I sold out. Lyrics NOW I'M IN YUMA ©1993/1997 by John G. Fausett I spent my childhood not far from the coast Where the sea breeze would visit each day Living in fear of something smothering me... The rapid pulse of a sprawling L.A. Great opportunities were always at hand But I could tell I would never fit in Then came the answer in the eastern sky... An invitation from the desert wind Now I'm in Yuma ---- Yuma, Arizona Creosote fills the air with a pleasant aroma I'll stay in Yuma where the winters Delight you in the desert sun And where the palm trees sway you to sleep When the day is done I left behind me the big city lights On my adventure to a better land Soon I was surrounded by towering dunes In a fortress made of desert sand The sun was intense and throwing daggers Of fire in a searing, relentless barrage Weary and thirsty, I thought I could see What appeared to be a distant mirage Now I'm in Yuma ---- Yuma, Arizona Creosote fills the air with a pleasant aroma I'll stay in Yuma where the winters Delight you in the desert sun And where the palm trees sway you to sleep When the day is done WHEN THE DESERT WIND BLOWS IT CARRIES ME AWAY FROM MY PAST AND AS MY SENSE OF BELONGING GROWS I FEEL LIKE I'M HOME AT LAST! Here in the valley two rivers combine To make a pleasant oasis of green Flourishing farmland is a welcome relief From a desolate and arid scene People are friendly and willing to help And you can still find integrity L.A. was always on the cutting edge But urban jungles were never for me Now I'm in Yuma ---- Yuma, Arizona Creosote fills the air with a pleasant aroma I'll stay in Yuma where the winters Delight you in the desert sun And where the palm trees sway you to sleep When the day is done "Now he's in Yuma ---- Yuma, Arizona With a summer retreat In the mountains near Sedona He'll stay in Yuma where the winters Delight you in the desert sun And where the palm trees sway you to sleep When the day is done" And where the palm trees sway you to sleep When the day is done!!!

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