Story Behind The Song
self experience
Song Description
traveling back to California to re-unite with his lover
| Song Length |
3:36 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Glad, Ecstatic |
Subject |
Happiness, State |
| Similar Artists |
Willie Nelson, John Denver |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
It's been so long since I've been gone
I can see old Needles 'cross the line
coffee oasis I know
desert diamond shinin' in the night
(bridge)
I'm comin' into California, layin' in the sunshine
I hear you callin' on a sleepy radio
the air is hot and heavy, but I'm thinkin' maybe
my California Lady is lying all alone
That wide Colorado trestle span, whistled by in 5 seconds flat
my mind's on the other side of Bear Mtn. pass
my body's still in Death Valley sand.
And missin' you was easy too
flyin' down a lonely avenue
starry ceiling and headlight beams
light the road coming home to you.
Dennis Coats/Five String Music/ BMI (208)255-1055