Lesley Kernochan

Lyrics

California’s been so brown and brittle
Careful with your matches she’s a griddle
Then one day the clouds came back
Big and gray and raindrop stacked
And you could hear the hills a callin’
Singin’ out in jubilee

Oh water us down Life-giver
Fill in this dry cracked skin
Leave us with long green grasses swayin’ on our cheeks
The wind can roll around in it for weeks

One day I felt brave and asked you
Could you spare a place in your heart for me?
You said honey if you only knew
I got a whole darn orchard in there for you
With apple trees and blackberries and veggies too
Oh honey baby I wanna be a gardener with you

So water us down Salt River
Fill in this dry cracked skin
Leave us with long green grasses swayin’ on our cheeks
The wind can roll around in it for weeks

This is The Hummingbird Revolution
This is a prayer for peace
A tyrant has come again but it’s too late to lock us in
We’ve already tasted the sweet nectar of lovin’
Yeah, and we’re gonna share it with all of em

So water us down Great River
Fill in this dry cracked skin
Leave us with long green grasses swayin’ on our cheeks
The wind can roll around in it for weeks