Dave Alvin - California snow

I'm just ^Atryin' to make a ^Dlivin' I'm an ^Aold man at thirty-n^Dine With ^Atwo kids and an ^Dex-wife Who ^Emoved up to Riverside I'm ^Aworkin' down on the ^Dborder Drivin' ^Aback roads every ^Dnight ^AMountains east of ^DEl Cajon ^ENorth of the Tecate ^Aline. Where the ^DCalifornia ^Esummer sun Will ^Aburn right through your ^Dsoul But ^Ain the winter you can ^Dfreeze to death In the ^ECalifornia ^Asnow. ^{D A D}

^AI catch the ones I'm ^Dable to And watch the ^Aothers slip ^Daway ^AI know some by their ^Dfaces And I ^Eeven know some by name I ^Aguess they think that ^Dwe're all Movie s^Atars and million^Daires I ^Aguess that they ^Dstill believe That ^Edreams come true up ^Ahere.

But I ^Dbet the weather's ^Ewarmer d^Aown in Mexi^Dco ^AAnd no one ever ^Dtells them 'bout the ^ECalifornia ^Asnow. ^{D A D}

^ALast winter I found a ^Dman and wife ^AJust about day^Dbreak ^ALayin' in a ^Dfrozen ditch ^ESouth of the interstate ^AI wrapped 'em both in ^Dblankets But ^Ashe'd already ^Ddied The ^Anext day we sent him ^Dback alone ^EAcross the borderline.

I ^Adon't know where they ^Ecame from Or ^Awhere they planned to ^Dgo ^ABut we carried her ^Dall night long Through the ^ECalifornia ^Asnow. ^{D A D}

^ASometimes when I'm ^Dalone out here I get to ^Athinkin' about my ^Dlife ^AMaybe I should go to ^DRiverside And try to ^Efix things with my wife Or ^Amaybe just get in ^Dmy truck And drive as ^Afar as I can ^Dgo ^AAway from all the ^Dghosts that haunt The ^ECalifornia ^Asnow.

Where the ^DCalifornia ^Esummer sun Can ^Aburn right to your ^Dsoul ^AAnd in the winter you can ^Dfreeze to death In the ^ECalifornia ^Asnow. ^{D A D}

^AAnd in the winter you can ^Dfreeze to death E A D A D A D A D (end on A) In the California snow.