Coldwater Canyon Songtext
von Dory Previn

Coldwater, Coldwater Canyon
He said he wanted to know her
He had this place in the canyon
He said he wanted to show her

Coldwater, Coldwater Canyon
He said in a dulcet tone
"Let′s go to my place in the canyon
Where we can be alone"

Well, he had a bed that was covered with tiger skin
It was an all ecological scene
And she felt so scared 'cause its teeth were bared
And its smile was righteously mean

He had a water mattress and a vibrating pillow
Designed for decreasing the tension
He had a stereo set in the headboard yet
And it was featuring The Fifth Dimension


High in a nook on the opposite wall
Disguised in a driftwood frame
Compatible color TV tuned to channel three
Showing Hunchback of Notre Dame

And a huge aquarium with neon lights
She was quite taken back by the sharks
And a myna bird that she distinctly heard
Making absolutely rude remarks

Coldwater, Coldwater Canyon
He said he wanted to know her
He had this place in the canyon
He said he wanted to show her

Coldwater, Coldwater Canyon
He said in a dulcet tone
"Let′s go to my place in the canyon
Where we can be alone"

Well, "Ain't it great," he said, "to be all alone?
Oh, it's a young girl graduate′s wish"
But then the room went blank when she looked at the tank
And saw a fish eat another fish


And the Hunchback rang those Notre Dame bells
And the bird yelled something risqué
About balloon ascension while the Fifth Dimension
Rendered up, up, up, up, up, up, up and away

He had his headphones on and he was getting it on
He had an Amy Popper in his nose
So he never did see her leave the room
He never did hear that screen door close

And she ran, ran wild like a paranoid child
And nothing was aware of her flight
Except the eye of the sleeping sky
And the ear of the infinite still and silent night

Coldwater, Coldwater Canyon
Poor baby, she should have known
Coldwater, Coldwater Canyon
You got no grace (Oh, you got no grace)
If you got no place (If you got no place)
To be alone (To be alone)