California's Passing Lyrics - Singles - Tommy Hills

CALIFORNIA'S PASSING 

Melody and Lyrics by Tommy Hills 

OH IT WAS HER LAST DECEMBER 

AND IT WAS HER LAST JULY WITH CALIFORNIA'S PASSING 

SHE SIGHED AND SAID GOODBYE 

WE'LL MISS HER MIGHTY REDWOODS 

AND WE'LL MISS HER ARBOR VINES 

WE'LL REMEMBER SNOWY MOUNTAINS 

AND THE FRAGRANCE OF HER WINES 

YOU WARNED US WITH YOUR FIRES 

YOU WARNED US WITH YOUR HEAT 

BUT NO ONE TOOK THE MEASURES 

WE CONTINUED TO DEPLETE 

YOU'RE BEACHES AND YOU'RE VALLEYS 

YOU'RE HARVEST AND YOU'RE VIEWS 

MUCH MORE THAN A NATIONAL TREASURE 

SHE BELONGED TO ME AND YOU 

REFRAIN: 

THE TUMBLE WEEDS NOW KINGS AND QUEENS 

WHERE ONCE THE GREEN GRASS GREW 

BROWN DRIED EARTH HOLDS LITTLE WORTH 

WHERE PATHS ONCE TOOK US THROUGH 

WANTING MORE WE LOST THE WAR 

WITH JUST OURSELVES TO BLAME 

THE LAST TRUCK LEFT WITH ORANGES 

THE LAST TRUCK LEFT IN SHAME 

END REFRAIN 

ONCE A LAND OF RIVERS 

ONCE A LAND OF LAKES 

ABUNDANT RUNNING WATERS 

BUT MAN MADE HIS MISTAKES 

WE PUMPED AND DRILLED 

THE EARTH WE KILLED 

IN OUR RELENTLESS QUEST 

WE TOOK OUR TIME, LEFT NOTHING BEHIND 

FORGETTING WE WERE GUESTS 

FORGIVE US NOW FOR HOW YOU DIED 

NEVER MEANT TO DO YOU HARM 

FORGIVE US EVEN WHEN WE LIED 

ABANDONING OUR FARMS 

TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE FOR A CAUSE 

WITH PLANS THAT WERE UNDONE 

THE GREED AND LIES NO WONDER WHY 

THIS RACE COULD NOT BE WON 

Refrain: 

OUR INVITATION VOIDED 

OUR STAY WITH HER REVOKED 

SHE FEELS THE PAIN, HOW IN HUMANE 

ASSAULTS WERE UNPROVOKED 

WANTING MORE WE LOST THE WAR 

WITH JUST OURSELVES TO BLAME 

THE LAST TRUCK LEFT WITH ORANGES 

THE LAST TRUCK LEFT IN SHAME 

END REFRAIN 

OH IT WAS HER LAST DECEMBER 

AND IT WAS HER LAST JULY 

WITH CALIFORNIA'S PASSING 

JUST TEARS LEFT IN OUR EYES 

WE'LL MISS HER MIGHTY REDWOODS 

AND WE'LL MISS HER ARBOR VINES 

WE'LL REMEMBER SNOWY MOUNTAINS 

THE FRAGRANCE OF HER WINES 

THE TUMBLE WEEDS NOW KINGS AND QUEENS 

WHERE ONCE THE GREEN GRASS GREW 

BROWN DRIED EARTH HOLDS LITTLE WORTH 

WHERE PATHS ONCE TOOK US THROUGH 

WANTING MORE WE LOST THE WAR 

WITH JUST OURSELVES TO BLAME 

THE LAST TRUCK LEFT WITH ORANGES 

THE LAST TRUCK LEFT IN SHAME 

THE LAST TRUCK LEFT WITH ORANGES 

THE LAST TRUCK LEFT IN SHAME.