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California

The Kooks
Track 23 on The Best of… So Far (Deluxe) 
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California Lyrics

Don't you know baby I'm a leading man
I dig down deep when I say I love you
Well I can hold my own with the best of them
I guarantee you, you never seen nothin'
Nothin' like this again

California say that you love me
From all the darkness I couldn't break through
Now, I miss the oceans when I go to sleep
Oh man, it's gonna break your heart

Don't you know that I'll do the things I could
I rubbed your back when you were sleeping
But all along baby it was understood
That you were leaving, absolutely
The very first day we met

California say that you love me
From all the darkness I couldn't break through
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss you

I'm gonna miss ya
I'm gonna miss you
I'm gonna miss ya
I'm gonna miss you
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The Best of… So Far (Deluxe) (2017)
The Kooks
  1. 1.
    Naive
  2. 2.
    Always Where I Need To Be
  3. 3.
    Junk of the Heart (Happy)
  4. 4.
    Bad Habit
  5. 5.
    She Moves in Her Own Way
  6. 6.
    Shine On
  7. 7.
    Seaside
  8. 8.
    Down
  9. 9.
    Sofa Song
  10. 10.
    Is It Me
  11. 11.
    You Don’t Love Me
  12. 12.
    Forgive & Forget
  13. 13.
    Ooh La
  14. 14.
    Sway
  15. 15.
    Eddie’s Gun
  16. 16.
    Matchbox
  17. 17.
    Be Who You Are
  18. 18.
    Broken Vow
  19. 19.
    Naïve (The Him Remix) (Missing Lyrics)
  20. 20.
    Eddie’s Gun (2005 Version)
  21. 21.
    Sofa Song (Demo)
  22. 22.
    Pull Me In
  23. 23.
    California
  24. 24.
    Slave to the Game
  25. 25.
    Constantine’s Love (Demo)
  26. 26.
    Naïve (Alternate Version)
  27. 27.
    Suburbs (Demo)
  28. 28.
    Lesson Number 3 (Demo)
  29. 29.
    The Saboteur
  30. 30.
    Shine On (Demo)
  31. 31.
    Disappear (Demo)
  32. 32.
    Catch That
  33. 33.
    Creatures of Habit
  34. 34.
    Lonely Cat (Demo)
  35. 35.
    Gap (Demo)
  36. 36.
    Always Where I Need to Be (Demo)
  37. 37.
    If Only
  38. 38.
    Be Mine
  39. 39.
    Bus Song
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