California Snow
Life's Struggles in the California Snow
Lyrics
I'm just tryin' to make a livin'
I am attempting to earn a living
I'm an old man at thirty-nine
I am an individual who feels old at the age of thirty-nine
With two kids and an ex-wife
I have two children and a former wife
Who moved up to Riverside
My ex-wife has relocated to Riverside
I'm workin' down on the border
I am employed on the border
Drivin' back roads every night
I drive back roads during the night
Mountains east of El Cajon
Referring to mountains east of El Cajon
North of the Tecate line.
North of the Tecate line
Where the California summer sun
Describing the intense California summer sun
Will burn right through your soul
The sun can have a profound impact on one's soul
But in the winter you can freeze to death
In winter, the cold can be deadly in the California snow
In the California snow.
I catch the ones I'm able to
I manage to capture some individuals, but others escape
And watch the others slip away
Witnessing some slipping away
I know some by their faces
I recognize some by their faces
And I even know some by name
I even know some by name
I guess they think that we're all
People may perceive us as movie stars and millionaires
Movie stars and millionaires
Belief persists that dreams come true in this location
I guess that they still believe
People still hold onto the belief that dreams come true here
That dreams come true up here.
But I guess the weather's warmer down in Mexico
Weather is warmer in Mexico
And no one ever tells them 'bout the California snow.
No one informs them about the harsh California snow
Last winter I found a man and wife
Encountered a married couple last winter
Just about daybreak
Discovered at daybreak
Layin' in a frozen ditch
Found them in a frozen ditch south of the interstate
South of the interstate
I wrapped 'em both in blankets
I covered them with blankets, but the wife had already died
But she'd already died
The next day we sent him back alone
The next day, the husband was sent back alone across the border
Across the borderline.
I don't know where they came from
Uncertain about their origin or destination
Or where they planned to go
But we carried her all night long
Transported her through the California snow all night long
Through the California snow.
Sometimes when I'm alone out here
Reflecting on life when alone
I get to thinkin' about my life
Contemplating potential actions, including going to Riverside to reconcile with the wife
Maybe I should go to Riverside
And try to fix things with my wife
Consideration of fixing things with the wife in Riverside
Or maybe just get in my truck
Or contemplating driving away as far as possible
And drive as far as I can go
Seeking distance from haunting ghosts
Away from all the ghosts that haunt
Haunting memories associated with the California snow
The California snow.
Where the California summer sun
Reiterating the intense California summer sun
Can burn right to your soul
Its impact on the soul
And in the winter you can freeze to death
In winter, the cold can be deadly in the California snow
In the California snow.
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