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California Fried (Summer of '95)

from American Elegy by Alex Greene & the Rolling Head Orchestra

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lyrics

Deep in the heart
Of Northern California
A kind bud grows forlorn
It's not neglected
But not quite respected
Deemed a weed, so it is scorned

Circling above me
A California condor
Or a vulture, by and by
One is endangered,
The other is a stranger
But both of them get high
California Fried

Oh no, now, Oh no no not again
The world is crackin' down
The line they draw
Between right & wrong is razor thin
Hey but that is where I'm hangin'
And my mouth is getting dry
California Fried

Circling around me
The Sacramento P.D.
Son you're goin' for a ride
Choppers descending
This bust is never ending
Can't say I never tried
California Fried

credits

from American Elegy, released October 19, 2018
Alex Greene: vox, guitar
Jim Spake: reeds
Marc Franklin: trumpet
John McClure: bass
Tom Lonardo: drums
Felix Hernandez: percussion

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Alex Greene Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis songwriter Alex Greene builds his tracks on the bedrock of the Rolling Head Orchestra’s horns and pedal steel, mixed with his own primitive jazz interpolations.

Greene is best known for his guitar and keyboard work with the Reigning Sound, Big Ass Truck, Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, and, in NYC, the Kropotkins.
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