The Salina Song by Jewel

The Salina Song by Jewel - June 17, 2010 - Stiefel Theatre


Salina Kansas
Looking to the future but not forgetting the past
Salina Kansas
It's my first time here but it sure won't be the last

Settled in 1856, along the Smoky River
It became a staging post for the prospecters headed to Pike's Peak
And the trading post between the Natives and Fort Leavenworth

After the Civil War, progress surely came
With the Union Pacific Rail, yeah, the future rode that train
The next big boom was World War II
With the Schilling Air Force base
Farms with wheat were America's heartbeat and still are today

Salina Kansas
Looking to the future but not forgetting the past
Salina Kansas
It's my first time here but it sure won't be the last

See those skies of blue
See those fields of green
Lucky to have open space and fresh air to breathe
The best place in Kansas to raise a family
The American dream is alive you see in the Land of the Free

Salina Kansas
Looking to the future but not forgetting the past
Salina Kansas
It's my first time here but it sure won't be the last

Visit the Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park
Or see a play at the Community Theatre after dark
Or take the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure
Or see a show at the Stiefel Theater

Salina Kansas
Looking to the future but not forgetting the past
Salina Kansas
It's my first time here but it sure won't be the last

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• Salina
• Kansas
• Jewel
• Kilcher

[brimac106]

Haha I live there or here or well u get the point!

[jdeaconc]

i didn't grow there but now i live near there..once you have kids your perspective changes. trust me

[jdeaconc]

looks like some peeps were searching stuff about their hometown and why is that?...gotta be a dump..if you're searching for stuff about you're old dump of a town..

[LoveTheWayYouLie825]

1:51 was that at Wal-Mart??

[gamergirl81]

i was at that show i met her it was awsome!

[nascarnut64]

The skating rink is is still open and no the pumpkin guy hasn't sold yet. Guess there was a deal on the table but it fell through. Don't think it was with the city though. :o)

[afialk3sp]

The Vogue theatre isn't there anymore and neither is The Corner Shop. Most of my childhood memories gone lol. I wonder if the skating rink is still open or if the pumpkin guy ever sold his land to the city.

[padfoot5544]

This is like one of those really terrible tourism commercials... I don't hate Salina, but I have to say, I'm quite glad that Salina is now just the place I came from, rather than the place where I live.

[cand6710]

Oh my god yes! COZIES ARE THE BEST!!!!!! All of u who have been/lived there, plz tell me uve tried Cozy's!!!!!

[rmsae]

I have lots of fond memories of Salina, having visited dozens of times over the years to see family. It is a lovely city, and a real shame that it has fallen on such hard times. I hope it has a comeback. And I agree, how can Jewel not reference Cozy Burgers?!? That joint is as Salina as cattle, corn and sunflowers!