I once lived in Long Beach California It was nice Where nearby in Huntington my Mom was born there Once or twice Where I once had family A wedding and a bride So ask a time or two though you would never have to Ask me thrice Could I go back to Long Beach California Out here in the desert now on ice One remembers and I do How much it meant Where my kids do one two three There where two of three once came to be Went or were sent To ever remember never forget To get back to Long Beach California That was where My father was a juvenile delinquent Where I went To the university Eastside he was Westside Where visits from his absent father were infrequent But well spent Like mine back to Long Beach California And I remember everything especially The sounding sea sounding like life now to me +Steven Curtis Lance Copyright MMXIII