California

from The Colors Now: Part 1 by Rose Hips & Ships

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California under pale grey skies
It's a winter's day and sun is in your eyes
Your eyes that hold the spark of day
Your mind just like a sieve
You always had the words to say
But not the love to give

I have let you walk the line with me
And with your eyes so bright
Oh still you cannot see
That I have walked five miles for you
And I would walk ten more
If you were just to tell me dear
That you want me through your door

And a friendship that's based on the sea
Let's the waves crash on and on and on and on
And the sea is the center but you are not centered
So we cannot go on
And the waves crash on and on and on and on

I can't stay that mad for long at you
And with your eyes so sad
I cave before I'm through
But if I let you by my love
then who is gonna pay?
It won't be you-- I'll say that much
Cuz you'll be on your way

And the waves crash, the waves crash, the waves crash
the waves
And the waves crash, the waves crash, the waves.

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from The Colors Now: Part 1, released January 3, 2020

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Rose Hips & Ships found their feet somewhere between the coast of Maine and Red Hook, Brooklyn. Led by Katherine Perkins, they make songs to move you. It's a family affair.

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