When I Get To California Lyrics - Compromised - Steve Forbert

The path of least resistance, it is often taken but 

The path of least resistance often ain't much but a rut 

You rarely get a second chance to make a first impression 

Could I just lie down a while here while I ride out this recession 

I've been close enough to the edge today to see how much was left 

Oh but I backed off something there because I tend to need myself 

For all intents and purposes, the world we live in's real 

Which makes it hard to shrug it off or fake the way you feel 

No one ever sat me down with a hey kid let me warn ya 

Anyway, I'll figure it out when I get to California 

Whatever she wants to talk about will not be good I'll bet 

I'm only looking forward to it 'cause it hasn't happened yet 

What's a June bug supposed to do when July rolls around? 

It takes just his level best to keep his back up off the ground 

No one ever sat me down with a hey kid let me warn ya 

Anyway, I'll figure it out when I get to California 

The faded yellow roadside sign says 'slow children at play' 

But I know that they've all grown up and most have moved away 

My sense of disassociation's worse with every year 

It's hard to make much sense of things although they're loud and clear 

No one ever sat me down with a hey kid let me warn ya 

Anyway, I'll figure it out when I get to California 

When I get to California