Cold California (Alves) I've had many choices. Now I know why it was hard to decide. The one that I wanted all of my life still eludes me now. I've waited so long, I've waited so long and now I'm here. Cold California, home of the lonely, weary and weak. Always the known path pulling from where the knowledge comes, and then there's the love I have always tugging the other way. I've waited so long, I've waited so long and now I'm here. Holding on tightly, I've never had a firmer resolve. Maybe the last call isn't the last call at all. Maybe the last wall isn't my last chance to fall. I've waited so long, I've waited so long and now I'm here. Who would have told you I'd come so far and still be so afraid? I'm counting my blessings now. I must clear up my head, open my heart and dirty my hands now. This is the chance I've been working for. I've waited so long, I've waited so long and now I'm here. Cold California, I'm hoping that this time I won't face defeat in the land of the lonely, weary and weak. Lyrics reprinted by permission. BACK