On a winter's evening
In the parking lot of a circle cage
She's digging through a phone book
Trying to find a number for an A
I can't take another day
But things are gonna change
Things are gonna change By
a kitchen window
As the sun goes down Her mama's looking out
At the pool Trying not to let
Another tear stream down For a baby in arms who's drowned
But hard lessons they bound Hard lessons they bound
I remember California Orange trees and rattlesnakes
Wildfires and earthquakes I remember California
By a backyard table Well,
a stepdad takes a drink
Body's slowing down
But a man won't stop thinking
There was something he once believed in
But he's a tougher man than me
He's a better man than me
Cause I moved away
A long time ago To make my mark upon the world
And I guess I had my goal There are scars I've come to know
But I've forgotten how to cry
But I got the winter's clouds
I got the winter's clouds in my eyes
I remember California
Orange trees and rattlesnakes Wildfires and earthquakes
I remember California
I remember California
I remember California