Loggins is best known for writing and recording the Top Ten hit Please Come to Boston in 1974. However, he also wrote Pieces of April, which became a Top Twenty Hit in 1973. He has written material for Restless Heart, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, Gary Morris, Alabama, Toby Keith and Don Williams. He recorded a #1 Country song as a duet with Anne Murray in 1984 called Nobody Loves Me like You Do which also won a CMA Award for Vocal Duo of the Year. Those familiar with the Masters Golf Tournament will also have heard the theme Augusta, also written by Loggins.
Please Come To Boston
Dave Loggins Lyrics
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I'm stayin' here with some friends and they've got lots of room
You can sell your paintings on the sidewalk
By a café where I hope to be workin' soon
Please come to Boston
She said "No, would you come home to me?"
And she said, "Hey ramblin' boy now won't cha settle down?"
"Boston ain't your kinda town"
"There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me"
"I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"
Please come to Denver with the snowfall
We'll move up into the mountains so far that we can't be found
And throw "I love you" echoes down the canyon
And then lie awake at night till they come back around
Please come to Denver
She said "No, boy, would you come home to me?"
And she said, "Hey ramblin' boy why don't cha settle down?"
"Denver ain't your kinda town"
"There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me"
"'Cause I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"
Now this drifter's world goes 'round and 'round
And I doubt that it's ever gonna stop
But of all the dreams I've lost or found
And all that I ain't got
I still need to lean to
Somebody I can sing to
Please come to LA to live forever
California life alone is just too hard to build
I live in a house that looks out over the ocean
And there's some stars that fell from the sky
Livin' up on the hill
Please come to LA
She just said "No, boy, won't you come home to me?"
And she said, "Hey ramblin' boy why don't cha settle down?"
"LA can't be your kinda town"
"There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me"
"No, no, I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"
"I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"
"Please Come to Boston" is a song by Dave Loggins about a singer who has been traveling around the country, searching for a place to belong, and hoping to find someone who loves him. The song is written in three verses, each describing a different city the singer would like to bring his lover to, but she always refuses, insisting that he come home to her. The first verse is about Boston in the springtime, where the singer is staying with friends who have lots of room. He wants her to come to Boston to sell her paintings on the sidewalk while he works in a nearby café. However, she declines, asking him to come to her instead. The second verse is about Denver in the winter, where the singer wants to move with his lover up into the mountains so they can be alone and tell each other "I love you" as the echoes come back to them. But again, she refuses, asking him to come home to her. The third verse is about Los Angeles, where the singer lives in a house overlooking the ocean, and he asks his lover to come to him there, but she says no and asks him to come home. Each of the verses shows the singer's longing for a place to belong, but he learns in the end that what he really needs is someone to sing to who loves him and wants him to come home.
Line by Line Meaning
Please come to Boston for the Springtime
Please visit me in Boston during the spring.
I'm stayin' here with some friends and they've got lots of room
I am staying with friends who have plenty of space.
You can sell your paintings on the sidewalk
You can sell your paintings on the street.
By a café where I hope to be workin' soon
Near a café where I plan to work.
Please come to Boston
Please come visit me in Boston.
She said "No, would you come home to me?"
She declined the invitation but wants him to come home instead.
And she said, "Hey ramblin' boy now won't cha settle down?"
She asked him to stop wandering and stay in one place.
"Boston ain't your kinda town"
Boston is not the type of place he would enjoy.
"There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me"
Boston does not have any riches, and there is no one like her there.
"I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"
She is a huge fan of the singer from Tennessee.
Please come to Denver with the snowfall
Please come to Denver when it snows.
We'll move up into the mountains so far that we can't be found
We'll move so high into the mountains that no one can locate us.
And throw "I love you" echoes down the canyon
We'll shout 'I love you' echoes down the canyon.
And then lie awake at night till they come back around
And then stay up all night until the echoes return.
Please come to Denver
Please come visit me in Denver.
She said "No, boy, would you come home to me?"
She declined the invitation but wants him to come home instead.
And she said, "Hey ramblin' boy why don't cha settle down?"
She asked him to stop wandering and stay in one place.
"Denver ain't your kinda town"
Denver is not the type of place he would enjoy.
"There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me"
Denver does not have any riches, and there is no one like her there.
"'Cause I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"
She is a huge fan of the singer from Tennessee.
Now this drifter's world goes 'round and 'round
The wanderer's life is always changing.
And I doubt that it's ever gonna stop
And I don't think it will ever end.
But of all the dreams I've lost or found
Of all the dreams I have lost or discovered,
And all that I ain't got
And all that I do not have,
I still need to lean to
I still need someone to lean on.
Somebody I can sing to
Someone I can sing to.
Please come to LA to live forever
Please come to LA and stay forever.
California life alone is just too hard to build
It is challenging to build a life alone in California.
I live in a house that looks out over the ocean
I live in a place overlooking the ocean.
And there's some stars that fell from the sky
And stars that fell from the sky are visible.
Livin' up on the hill
Living on top of the hill.
Please come to LA
Please visit me in LA.
She just said "No, boy, won't you come home to me?"
She declined the invitation but wants him to come home instead.
And she said, "Hey ramblin' boy why don't cha settle down?"
She asked him to stop wandering and stay in one place.
"LA can't be your kinda town"
LA is not the type of place he would enjoy.
"There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me"
LA does not have any riches, and there is no one like her there.
"No, no, I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee"
She is a huge fan of the singer from Tennessee.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: David Loggins
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