Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Over Alameda , by - Justin Townes Earle. Release date: 23.05.2019
Song language: English
Over Alameda |
| Mama’d tell me of her hopes |
| And what she hoped to leave behind |
| And what she thought that she would find |
| Out in California |
| She’d talk about Mississippi |
| I still don’t know how it |
| If any place could be worse than this |
| It’s hard to believe |
| She’s say, «Baby, if I could |
| «Y'know I’d buy us a home |
| «Over Alameda |
| «Where the green grass grows» |
| Now when she left the Delta |
| It was 1966 |
| Come to Los Angeles |
| She was nine years old |
| And there was work to be had |
| Grandaddy worked at Firestone |
| Made enough to buy a home |
| Out on Wilmington Avenue |
| Then the jobs moved out |
| Grandaddy died and we lost the house |
| Moved into the Jordan Downs |
| And been here ever since |
| Mama’d say there’s something better |
| I’d say I know that there is |
| Over Alameda |
| Where the white folks live |
| So 97th and Laurel |
| It’s all I’ve ever known |
| I’m nineteen years old |
| Just yesterday |
| And what I have seen |
| All I’ve discovered |
| Is there’s nothing for a boy of color |
| But to fight |
| And I’ll keep on fighting |
| 'Cause they ain’t licked me yet |
| Going over Alameda |
| Like Mama said |