California Goodbye Lyrics - Damn Near Righteous - Bill Medley

You watched your hand hold the pen 

And write the note, but it wasn't you 

And every single word was wrong 

But every word you wrote you knew was true 

And as you stepped into the night 

You wondered how this ever got so damned confused 

And again you cry in the darkness all alone 

The bitter taste of the California goodbye 

You watch the desert fall away to mountains 

And to forest green and rivers blue 

An you glance down at your watch and wonder 

What he's thinking now that it's already noon 

And then you think you'll chance the radio again 

Though the last time every song just made you cry 

Wo, wo, yes, it did 

And as you touch the dial 

Another tear falls for the California goodbye 

There are dreams that we can keep 

And there are stars that shine through space 

Though it's cold and deep, dreams that we can keep 

Oceans rise and fall and desert winds don't sleep 

Tomorrow you'll be home again 

A thousand memories down the road from yesterday 

And if you're not too late 

You might see, baby, brother pack his things and walk away 

But somewhere deep inside 

You know an aching heart can never run and hide 

Ah, then you, you wanna die 

As the sun sets fire to the desert sky 

A curtain falls on the California goodbye, goodbye