The last resort
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1. She came from Providence the
one in Rhode Island,
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where the old world
shadows hang heavy in the air.
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She packed her hopes and
dreams like a refugee,
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just
as her father came across the sea.
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2. She heard about a place people were smiling,
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spoke
about the red man's ways, how they loved the land.
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They came from everywhere to the Great Divide,
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seeking
a place to stand or a place to
hide.
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3. Down in the crowded bars, out for a good time,
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can't
wait to tell you all what it's
like up there.
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They called it paradise, I don't know why,
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somebody
laid the mountains low, while the town got high.
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E
4. And when the chilly winds
blew down across the desert,
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through
the canyons of the coast to
the malibus,
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where
the pretty people played, hungry
for power,
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to
light their neon ways, give 'em things to do.
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5. Some rich man came and
raped the land, nobody caught him,
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put
up a bunch of ugly boxes and Jesus
people bought them.
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They called it paradise, the place to be,
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they
watched the hazy sun sinking in
the sea.
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6. We
can leave it all behind, and sail
to Lahaina,
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just
like the missionaries did, so many
years ago.
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They even brought a neon sign,
“Jesus is coming”,
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brought
the white man's burden down, brought the
white man's reign.
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7. And we'll provide the grand
design, what is yours and what is mine,
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'cuz there is no more new frontier, we have got to make it here.
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We satisfied our endless needs, and justified our bloody deeds,
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in
the name of destiny, and in the name of God.
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8. And you can see them there on Sunday morning,
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stand
up and sing about what it's like up
there.
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They called it paradise, I
don't know why
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to
call someplace paradise, kiss it
goodbye. + G - C (7x) - G
(The Eagles)