Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Black California, artist - Thelma Houston. Album song Thelma Houston, in the genre R&BDate of issue: 31.12.1971
Record label: A Motown Records Release;
Song language: English
Black California |
| We came from Mississippi |
| Headed for the city of the Angels |
| Looking for a taste of the good life |
| All we wanted was our share |
| But we found out when we got there |
| That the sun don’t shine |
| In Black California |
| Even when it’s right there in the sky |
| And the dreams you bring |
| To Black California |
| Got a beautiful place to die |
| The days kept getting darker |
| Daddy he went on the unemployment |
| Brother started talking revolution |
| Mama prayed with all her might |
| But still we could not see the light |
| Cause the sun don’t shine |
| In Black California |
| Even when it’s right there in the sky |
| And the dreams you bring |
| To Black California |
| Got a beautiful place to die |
| Now we got no place for moving on to |
| Lord, don’t you know? |
| Now we got no place for moving on to |
| No, no |
| Nowhere to go |
| Now some folks say it’s hopeless― |
| Gotta take another generation― |
| But I say we got to make it happen |
| Don’t tell me there ain’t no way |
| Gonna live to see the day |
| When the sun’s gonna shine |
| In Black California |
| Big and bright |
| Up there in the blue |
| And the dreams we bring |
| To Black California |
| Gonna blossom and bloom |
| Gonna have lots of room |
| To come true |
| C: Hey, yeah |
| R: Black California |
| C: Gonna take my dreams to… |
| R: Black California |
| C: Gonna seem 'em all come true in… |
| R: Black California |
| C: Sun’s gonna shine in… |
| R: Black California |
| C: Oh, oh, yeah |
| R: Black California |
| C: Gonna bring my dreams to… |
| R: Black California |