King Of California

Album: What Happens Now? (2024)
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  • That hot Sunday in Texas
    Where I ate my tears for breakfast and drove out
    Your silence really said it
    As I took that final exit out of town

    Every once in a while through those Northern pines
    See the light that I turned off come on again

    'Cause I've been born in the orange
    With the king of California, but no
    Not even the sun compares to you
    And I've been drowned in the sound of
    The Carolina mountains, but no
    Not even the rain hits like you do

    So what's the use?
    Can't change it now
    But the should've, would've, could've gets so loud
    So what's the use?
    I've kissed around
    Oh, I've tried and I've tried
    But the flame just won't go out
    It won't go out

    Left my heart there on the concrete
    There with all your dirty laundry and where were you?
    Where were you?
    I never did recover
    I just painted all those days in shades of blue
    And where were you?

    Every once in a while through those Northern pines
    See the light that I turned off come on again

    'Cause I've been born in the orange
    With the king of California, but no
    Not even the sun compares to you
    Oh, I've been drowned in the sound of
    The Carolina mountains, but no
    Not even the rain hits like you do

    So where do I-
    Do I go now?
    Will I hate myself for not tracking you down?
    Oh, we're not kids
    We're all grown now
    You're the closest thing to heaven that I've found
    So don't you let this flame burn out

    Well, I think I might've lost it
    'Cause I just touched down in Austin on a one way
    And I bet that you're out drinking in the bar you used to live in
    Let's see if this thing's burning, first round's on me Writer/s: Anna Dasha Novotny, Louis Castle
    Publisher: O/B/O DistroKid, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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