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California Lyrics by Tom Rhodes

With or Without

2014

[Verse 1]
Dearest brother
Tell our mother
I might not return at all
I’m chasing gold out in California, now
I might strike it rich, Lord, or I might starve
But would you give her my regards?

[Chorus]
California
Your milk and honey, I can
Feel it in my bones
I feel it in my bones

[Verse 2]
Please take my house
Watch over my wife
Teach my boy to be a good man
He’ll think me weak
For leaving him in his sleep, but
The weight of the color
It lay heavy across my chest, it was
More than I could stand

[Chorus]
California
Your milk and honey, I can
Feel it in my bones
I feel it in my bones, Lord
California
Your milk and honey, I can
Feel it in my bones
I feel it in my bones

[Verse 3]
Well I’m sorry brother but I could never say it
Because this has been my secret not to tell
And oh, my weakness
It made me feel so strong
It’s broken me down
Lord, so I have gone
And this is signed "Your brother, Paul"

[Chorus]
California
Your milk and honey, I can
Feel it in my bones
California
Your milk and honey, I can
Feel it in my bones
California
Your milk and honey, I can
Feel it in my bones
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About “California” by Tom Rhodes

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"California" is credited to Tom Rhodes. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"California" appears on "With or Without" in 2014.

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