Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Melissa Etheridge
Canonical path: /melissa-etheridge/california
Related lyric paths: 6
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California
Read California lyrics by Melissa Etheridge on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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California
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Raised up on Midwestern dreams
Only a few shall get
What everyone shall need
I took my family's burden
And strapped it to my chest
A few hundred bucks
and a kiss for luck
And I pointed my dreams west
To California
Come rescue me
California
I am almost free
I kept on drivin' to the settin' sun
The galaxies of angels
Welcome everyone
I took my heart out of its box
Attached it to my sleeve
Well, I will be here every night
Because that's what I believe
In California
Come rescue me
California
I am almost free
I will find my love
I will know my peace
I will seek my truth
I am almost free
I am almost free
I am almost free
I am almost free
I am almost free
In California
I am almost free
In California
I am almost free
Rescue me
California
I am almost free
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Melissa Etheridge performs "California", and this lyric page sits inside the Melissa Etheridge catalog on LyroVerse.
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