Song Description
Song about homelessness and the question of what is consider "crazy"
| Song Length |
3:19 |
Genre |
Rock - Punk, Rock - Indie/Low-Fi |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Incensed, Troubled |
Subject |
Justice, Ghetto, Barrio |
| Similar Artists |
Green Day, Foo Fighters |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
WARMER, CALIFORNIA
a one way ticket to Warmer, California
is how the institution?s gonna set you free
you never saw a twenty dollar bill
until it blew from your hand at the station
heaven on the left and hell on the right
that?s not going to help you
a stiff upper lip and their 2 cents worth
that?s not going to help you
you wheel round a corner cuz it?s beautiful
you rattle your whole life on you, private musical
what I?ve got in my pockets is pitiful
it won?t help either of us out of this lifetime
good head on the shoulders and a good days work
that?s not going to help you
a bird in the hand and a foot in the door
that?s not going to help you
from a withered tree a flower blooms
take care not to step on it
a state of mind or your reality
whose to say who has gotten crazy
a crooked politician or your insanity
the difference being evil intention is accepted
no one ever looks you straight in the eye
let alone sees your livelihood
never more than a step from poverty
that doesn?t stop us from making that judgement
a slap in the head or some change in your coffee
strange things happen when you hold out your hand
no easy answer for your protection
if it?s scary it?s always left neglected
copyright 1997 TEA/Jasmine Fancy LTD