Black California Songtext
von Thelma Houston

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
Not 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 to move along to
Lord, don′t you know
Now we got no place to move along 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

Hey, yeah (Black California)
Gonna take my dreams to (Black California)
Gonna see ′em all come true in (Black California)
The sun's gonna shine in (Black California)
Oh, oh yeah (Black California)
Gonna bring my dreams to (Black California)
They′re all gonna come true in (Black California)