California Blood

In a west coast seaside town To a family that lived inside a Chevy Impala That was always breaking down Mama said he was dangerous Yeah he was born with that California blood He was a stranger in a city of bridges His family was dying in the rain So they drove to Pasadena in a U-Haul truck Eating fast food and driving late Daddy said there was nothing to be afraid of Oo they were strong with that California blood It took awhile to understand There is a light in the darkness at the end of the day It took awhile to understand There is joy in the struggle, there is beauty inside the rage It took awhile for them to understand They were not strangers in a strange land anymore They were home They found their place in the sun They found their place in the sun They found their place in the sun Running wild inside their California blood He plays guitar in his car at night When he needs a place to be alone He sings out loud where no one can hear him With a voice that he has never known He was a hungry man living in a falling town He climbed up to a place where he could walk on the solid ground A twisted man living in his own way He swaggers with a limp, happy damage from the old days It took awhile for him to understand There is a light in the darkness, there is beauty in his broken hand It took awhile for him to understand That he will never be a stranger, anywhere, ever again He found his place in the sun Running wild inside his California blood He found his place in the sun