California - Joseph Arthur

Well I tried to hold you

But you could not be held

I had to let you go

Maybe I still don’t know you

But I am waitin' for you

To make it back here on your own

California’s not my home

But I’ll still be here when you’re gone

And I tried to warn you

But you did not believe me

When I said I should never drink

So when we tried one own

All of my anger poured out

Like rusty water from a tortured sink

Oh darling please forgive me

Sometimes I lose my temper

I regret everything I said

But it’s so hard for me not

To become aggravated

From all the noise ya put in my head

California’s not my home

But I’ll still be here when you’re gone

I hope you keep in mind

A soul evolves through time

And people they can change

I wish we could rewind

When love becomes unkind

I know it’s strange

Arrested for my crime

I’m serving up this time

Feels like a million days

I hope you keep in mind

A soul evolves through time

And people they can change

I know you lost respect but

Somehow I’ll get it back

This time I’m really gettin' clean

And now I know for sure

Those things I thought before

Were just the voice of my disease

California’s not my home

But I’ll still be here when you’re gone

California’s not my home

But I’ll still be here when you’re gone