California by Marcel Ardans Lyrics
[Verse 1]
California
She's a wandering state
There's miles and miles
Of asphalt and waste
[Verse 2]
But there's a river
A lifetime away in Arizona
We're only stopping
To lay down and eat
[Pre-Chorus]
And they're all laughing off the talk
Waiting for a big break
'til the big one busts the block
And it ain't hard
To see the fault
Stars along the sidewalk
Walking pillars of salt
[Chorus]
Now I know Noah fled
With high water ahead
And I hang my head when I say
It's just a little more time
'til that water gonna rise
And wash all them sinners away
[Fiddle break]
[Verse 3]
I know an old song
About a wild western outlaw
And every night he'd sing the
Cattle all to sleep
[Verse 4]
But I ain't sleeping
My eyes are on the road
The city lights are fading now
'cause Phoenix ain't my home
[Pre-Chorus]
And they're all laughing off the rumors
Shipping in the water where no
Ship could find a drop
The empty homes of baby boomers
Cookie cutter houses
Where the sun cooks up the crops
[Chorus]
Now I know Moses led
Took his people and fled
So I hang my head when I say
There's a whole lotta sand
'til you hit promise land
And wash all your troubles away
[Guitar break]
[Bridge]
Troubles high and troubles low
I've found trouble wherever I go
Troubled mind and a troubled soul
I've got miles and miles of miles and miles of
[Chorus]
Now I know Moses led
Took his people and fled
So I hang my head when I say
There's a whole lotta sand
'til you hit promise land
And wash all your troubles away
[Outro]
California
She's a wandering state
There's miles and miles
Of asphalt and waste
California
She's a wandering state
There's miles and miles
Of asphalt and waste
[Verse 2]
But there's a river
A lifetime away in Arizona
We're only stopping
To lay down and eat
[Pre-Chorus]
And they're all laughing off the talk
Waiting for a big break
'til the big one busts the block
And it ain't hard
To see the fault
Stars along the sidewalk
Walking pillars of salt
[Chorus]
Now I know Noah fled
With high water ahead
And I hang my head when I say
It's just a little more time
'til that water gonna rise
And wash all them sinners away
[Fiddle break]
[Verse 3]
I know an old song
About a wild western outlaw
And every night he'd sing the
Cattle all to sleep
[Verse 4]
But I ain't sleeping
My eyes are on the road
The city lights are fading now
'cause Phoenix ain't my home
[Pre-Chorus]
And they're all laughing off the rumors
Shipping in the water where no
Ship could find a drop
The empty homes of baby boomers
Cookie cutter houses
Where the sun cooks up the crops
[Chorus]
Now I know Moses led
Took his people and fled
So I hang my head when I say
There's a whole lotta sand
'til you hit promise land
And wash all your troubles away
[Guitar break]
[Bridge]
Troubles high and troubles low
I've found trouble wherever I go
Troubled mind and a troubled soul
I've got miles and miles of miles and miles of
[Chorus]
Now I know Moses led
Took his people and fled
So I hang my head when I say
There's a whole lotta sand
'til you hit promise land
And wash all your troubles away
[Outro]
California
She's a wandering state
There's miles and miles
Of asphalt and waste