New Amsterdams - From california

Uncom^Gmon amount of the time at home, ha^Crdly a word on the telephone. F^Dinally find the time to get t^Emo kn^Cow you. Still map^Gping it out like a master plan, something to do w^Cith my idle hands. Write you a lett^Der addressed fro^Emm Cal^Cifornia.

It's ^Gvivid and strong in my memory, an abse^Cnce that smacks of abandoning. It ^Dlet to the battle that ultimately ^Emdestroyed u^Cs. I'm not^Ghing if I don't know your mistakes, the pill^C is as bitter as I can take. It t^Dwists like a blade when I leave for C^Emalifo^Crnia.

^GLa^F d^Ema l^Da ^Cla^B d^Aa ^Gda I ho^Gpe that you know this is killing me, it's ^Call in the name of the family. We only^D can play the cards the deale^Emr dea^Clt us. The e^Gnd of the cycle is closing in, with y^Cou I see new hope begin again. There ^Dsuddenly seems to be promise in ^EmCali^Cfornia.

^GLa^F d^Ema l^Da ^Cla^B d^Aa ^Gda ^GAs heavy as all this is ^Fweighing me, be^Emlieve in the words I am ^Dpromising. I^C'm ^Bstill ^Ahere for h^Ger. Th^Ge distance is only an^F obstacle, ha^Emrdly a match for a ^Dmiracle. I'^Cm fi^Bnally ^Aready to go to Cal^Gifornia.