
Date 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 |
Name | Year |
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Don't Leave Me This Way ft. Thelma Houston | 2002 |
Nothing Left To Give | 1971 |
Jumpin' Jack Flash | 1997 |
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning | 1997 |
I'm Just A Part Of Yesterday | 1990 |
Piano Man | 1990 |
And I Thought You Loved Me | 1971 |
Blackberries | 1971 |
I Ain't That Easy To Lose | 1971 |
Stealin' In The Name Of The Lord | 1990 |
There Is A God | 1971 |
Do Something About It | 1971 |
And I Never Did | 1971 |
What If | 1971 |
I'm Letting Go | 1971 |
There's No Such Thing As Love | 1971 |
Pick Of The Week | 1971 |
Your Eyes | 1977 |
You Never Were My Friend | 1981 |
Give Me Something To Believe In | 1977 |