[Verse 1]
Mama'd tell me of her hopes
And what she hoped to leave behind
And what she thought that she would find
Out in California
She'd talk about Mississippi
I still don't know how it is
That any place could be worse than this
It's hard to believe
[Chorus 1]
She'd say, "Baby, if I could
Y'know I'd buy us a home
Over Alameda
Where the green grass grows"
[Verse 2]
Now when she left the Delta
It was 1966
Come to Los Angeles
She was nine years old
And there was work to be had
Grandaddy worked at Firestone
Made enough to buy a home
Out on Wilmington Avenue
Then the jobs moved out
Grandaddy died and we lost the house
Moved into the Jordan Downs
And been here ever since
Mama'd tell me of her hopes
And what she hoped to leave behind
And what she thought that she would find
Out in California
She'd talk about Mississippi
I still don't know how it is
That any place could be worse than this
It's hard to believe
[Chorus 1]
She'd say, "Baby, if I could
Y'know I'd buy us a home
Over Alameda
Where the green grass grows"
[Verse 2]
Now when she left the Delta
It was 1966
Come to Los Angeles
She was nine years old
And there was work to be had
Grandaddy worked at Firestone
Made enough to buy a home
Out on Wilmington Avenue
Then the jobs moved out
Grandaddy died and we lost the house
Moved into the Jordan Downs
And been here ever since
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