The California Blues

Some people think that the California blues ain't real
Some people think that the California blues ain't real
Let me tell you how the California blues they feel
Let me tell you how the California blues they feel
You don't know broke until you're sleeping in your car
And the people in your hometown think you left a star
You don't know broke until your husband he gets sick
Dies and mom you never worked you took care of the kids
That's California
That's California blues
California
For me and my friends too
That's California
That's California blues
California
Rent is always due
You don't know cold until your first night on the street
And then someone who has less than you gives you what they had to eat
You don't know cold until your first night on the ground
And some man who was nice to you comes and tries to pin you down
That's California
That's California blues
California
For me and my friends too
That's California
That's California blues
California
Rent is always due
You don't know down, until you swear you never will
Then one day you wake up it's all syringes no more pills
You don't know down, until you're looking for a bridge
Too afraid to jump cause with your luck you'll probably live
That's California
That's California blues
California
For me and my friends too
That's California
That's California blues
California
Rent is always due
Some people think that the California blues ain't real