Kenny Chesney - California

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intro

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she lived at the end of a little dirt road ,
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in a house where secrets go untold .
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barefoot in a cotton dress ,
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dark hair in a tangled mess ,
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and a head full of crazy dreams .
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she’d say ,

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i’m going to california ,
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a place where the sun always shines .
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well i’m going to california ,
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and i’m leaving everything behind .

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you can’t help but feel just a little bit touched ,
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when your Daddy loves you a little too much .
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you can wish on four – leaf clovers ,
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but all the fields have been plowed over ,
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and there’s nothing left to do but fly away .
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she’d say ,

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i’m going to california ,
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a place where the sun always shines .
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well i’m going to california ,
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and i’m leaving everything behind .

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the stars burn like candles ,
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on that two lane highway .
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she made a wish and disappeared ,
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on her 18th birthday .

she’d say ,

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i’m going to california ,
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a place where the sun always shines .
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well i’m going to california ,
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and i’m leaving everything behind .

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instrumental

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i’m going to california ,
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and i’m leaving everything behind .
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oh , california . . . . .
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i’m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . going to california .
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oh , california . . . . . .
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leave it all behind .
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california . . . . . .