Wasting Your Time
California Dreams: A Heart's Journey to Tennessee
Lyrics
I tried to warn ya about California
I warned you about the challenges or issues associated with California.
I told you that you'd change your mind
I predicted that you would change your opinion or perspective.
So don't come home to me
Don't return to me if your emotional commitment is not in Tennessee.
If your heart's not in Tennessee
Choose not to come back if your heart is not in Tennessee.
Cause you know you're just wasting your time
You are wasting your time if you do because the relationship won't work.
I guess it goes to show ya
This situation serves as a lesson that one may not truly understand a situation until it's too late.
That ya never really know it
People often don't comprehend things fully until the consequences become evident.
Till it's too damn late
Realization comes when it's too late, and you find yourself falling behind.
And you're falling far behind
Reflecting on the idea that the person is no longer part of the singer's life.
Girl I thought you would be mine
The singer had expectations that the person would be in a romantic relationship with them.
I'd bet ya my last dime
The singer was confident enough to bet their last dime on the expectation.
That you still ain't found what you were trying to find
The person has not found what they were searching for despite leaving.
I tried to warn ya about California
Reiteration of the warning about the challenges of California and the potential change of mind.
I told you that you'd change your mind
Reiterating the prediction that the person would change their perspective.
So don't come home to me
Repeating the advice not to return if the person's heart is not in Tennessee.
If your heart's not in Tennessee
Emphasizing the importance of emotional commitment to Tennessee for a successful relationship.
Cause you know you're just wasting your time
Restating that returning would be a waste of time due to the lack of commitment.
Girl from where you're standing
Addressing the person from their perspective and location.
You only hear what's in that canyon
The person can only perceive what's in their immediate surroundings in California.
Ya can't see through the smog or the city lights
Limitations in the person's perception due to smog and city lights.
But back home in this holler
Expressing the singer's preference for their rural home and its values.
I wouldn't trade a million dollars
The singer values their current lifestyle more than a significant amount of money.
For this moonshine or the stars out tonight
The singer appreciates the simple pleasures of moonshine and the stars in their hometown.
I tried to warn ya about California
Reiteration of the warning about the challenges of California and the potential change of mind.
I told you that you'd change your mind
Reiterating the prediction that the person would change their perspective.
So don't come home to me
Repeating the advice not to return if the person's heart is not in Tennessee.
If your heart's not in Tennessee
Emphasizing the importance of emotional commitment to Tennessee for a successful relationship.
Cause you know you're just wasting your time
Restating that returning would be a waste of time due to the lack of commitment.
Yeah you know you're just wasting your time
Confirmation that returning would indeed be a waste of time.
But you won't be wasting my time
The person leaving won't affect the singer's time or life.
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