California Blood

He was born on an April night
In a West Coast seaside town
To a family that lived inside a Chevy Impala
That was always breaking down

Mama said he was dangerous
Yeah, he was born with that California blood

He was a stranger in a city of bridges
His family was dying in the rain
So they drove to Pasadena in a U-Haul truck
Eating fast food and driving late

Daddy said there was nothing to be afraid of
They were strong with that California blood

It took awhile to understand
There is a light in the darkness at the end of the day
It took awhile to understand
There is joy in the struggle
There is beauty inside the rain

It took them a while to understand
They were not strangers in a strange land, anymore
They were home

They found their place in the sun
They found a place in the sun
They found their place in the sun
Running wild inside their California blood

He plays guitar in a car at night
When he needs a place to be alone
He sings out loud when no one can hear him
With a voice that he has never known

He was a hungry man living in a fallen town
He climbed up to a place where he could walk on the solid ground
A twisted man living in his own way
He swaggers with a limp, happy damage from the old days

It took awhile for him to understand
There is light at the darkness
There is beauty in his broken hand
It took awhile for him to understand
That he will never be a stranger anywhere ever again

He found his place in the sun
Running wild inside his California sun
He found his place in the sun