She came from Providence,enter deleted
the one in Rhode Island
Where the old world shadows hangenter deleted
heavy in the air
She packed her hopes and dreamsenter deleted
like a refugee
Just as her father came across the sea

She heard about a place
place, people were smilin'
They spoke about the red man's way,
and how they loved the land
And they came from everywhereenter deleted
to the Great Divide
Seeking a place to standenter deleted
or a place to hide

Down in the crowded bars,enter deleted
out for a good time, time
Can't wait to tell you all,
all what it's like up there
And they called it paradise
paradise, I don't know why
Somebody laid the mountains lowenter deleted
while the town got high

Then the chilly winds blew down
Across down, across the desert
throughThrough the canyons of the coast, coast toenter deleted
the Malibu
Where the pretty people play,enter deleted
hungry for power
toTo light their neon wayenter deleted
and give them things to do

Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody nobody caught 'em
Put up a bunch of ugly
boxes, boxes and Jesus,enter deleted
people bought 'em
And they called it paradise
The paradise, the place to be
They watched the hazy sun,
sun sinking in the sea
WeYou can leave it all behindenter deleted
and sail to Lahaina
justJust like the missionaries
did, did so many years ago
They even brought a neon
sign: "Jesus sign 'Jesus is coming" coming'
Brought the white man's burden down
Brought down, brought the white man's reign

Who will provide the grand design?
What design, what is yours and what is mine?
'Cause there is no more new frontier
We frontier, we have got to make it hereenter deleted
We satisfy our endless needs andenter deleted
justify our bloody deeds, deeds
inIn the name of destiny and in the nameenter deleted
of God

And you can see them there,
On there on Sunday morning
They standStand up and sing aboutenter deleted
what it's like up there
They call called it paradise
paradise, I don't know why
You call someplace some place paradise,enter deleted
kiss it goodbye