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Have you ever been to California
Where the Redwood trees tickle the clouds
Where the girls show off their toes in sandals
And the freeways boast on broken ground
In California I loved too hard
California I had to leave
In California I learned to sweat
And I don’t know just what I’m looking for
All I know is I ain’t found it yet.

Have you ever been to the land of milk and honey
Jerusalem sweet
Where the blood and bones of history’s very own
Are the bricks and mortar of every street
In Jerusalem I prayed too hard
Jerusalem I had to leave
Jerusalem I taste you when I sweat
And I don’t know just what I’m looking for
All I know is I ain’t found it yet.

Have you ever been to small town Oregon
Where the coffee flows like bitter wine
Where the rain pours down on the poor poor towns
Endless water without resign
In Oregon I worked too hard
Oregon I had to leave
Oregon, how my bow does sweat
And I don’t know just what I’m looking for
All I know is I ain’t found it yet.

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from Ain't No Whiskey, released October 24, 2011

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Doo-Wop Twang:The space of blues, the teeth of country, and the grit of rock n roll.

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