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Artist: The Kooks
Canonical path: /the-kooks/california
Related lyric paths: 6
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California
Read California lyrics by The Kooks on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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California
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Don't you know baby I'm a leading man?
I dig down deep when I say: I love you
Well I can hold my own with the best of them
I guarantee you, you never seen nothin'
Nothin' like this again
California, say that you love me
From all the darkness I couldn't break through
Now, I miss the ocean when I go to sleep
Oh man, it's gonna break my heart
Don't you know that I did the things I did
I rubbed your back when you were sleeping
But all along baby it was understood
That you were leaving, absolutely
The very first day we met
California, say that you miss me
From all the darkness I couldn't break through
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss ya
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss ya
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you
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