She's skippin' to the docks

Through the park, shiny brown locks

California morning

It's cool

Old sails are fillin' out

Angel smiles, never shouts

She's not sufferin' fools

Better take her picture now

She'll be slippin' away somehow

She lights the darkest space

Takes her heart to a kinder place

The Star Of India

With You

Someday it all sails away

Haunts you in the craziest way

Like a love you never knew

Better take her picture now

She'll be slippin' away somehow

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STAR OF INDIA is a California song about how fast a child grows up. The charming young protagonist here always finds herself so easily attracted to the San Diego waterfront, and in particular the Maritime Museum and its historic sailing vessel, "Star of India". The ship is a survivor of remarkable beauty and history, and it only rarely leaves the dock to sail the open waters of the Pacific. The "Star" has become a memorable symbol within a child's early years, and her voyage is fast. One day she's three, then seven, then fourteen, and it all just keeps going. Better take her picture now, she'll be slipping away somehow.