Family Song — текст песни (Bruce Springsteen)

Well ya know when youre young,

Theres such a distance between you and your family.

Just cant see things from the same point of view.



Papa wants a lawyer and mama she wants an author,

And all you want is for them to want you.



Well, I saw lot of bad signs and we had some real bad timesback on the east coast.

And I guess you could say it took california to bring us close.

There was a lot of hard livin and some stone cold women on the east coast.

And I saw my papa turn away when I need him the most.

And california, shes an angel.

Lo, so heavenly dressed

And the pacific shes a woman

The lord must have loved her best.

I got a california rainbow to come give them thunder clouds a rest

And the mountain is my friend now, she put me to her test

Well you know every father has dreams and schemes fo his own kid.

And dreaming it aint been declaired no capital crime

But I just hope when I grow up to have my own kids

Ill love them all I can and let em make their own minds

Now you know how a mother can hold the son through understanding.

And my father he once held me close by crying.

Whoa, and my mamas love it dont ever leave me standing.

And papas love it just leaves me smiling.

Whoa, and my mama shes a rainbow,

Gotta see hen on sunday when shes dressed

Whoa, and my papa hes a good man, he gives me and mama his best.

Whoa, my mama shes a rainbow, come to give them thunder clouds a rest.

And my family is my friend now california put us through her test.