Music Gateway logo

California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson) Song Lyrics - Billy Strings

chevron down

Billy Strings

California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson) - Billy Strings

Writer(s): Aaron Allen, Jon Weisberger, William Apostol

Publisher(s): Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Well, I used to like to ramble with my good time friends and neighbors
Now I find I'd rather lie awake in bed
And I don't get to acting mean when I keep my buzzes clean
And keep the hard stuff and the whiskey from my head

Well, I guess that's just the trouble when you're always seeing double
And the lines are getting twice as hard to see
I've had years I don't recall but I'm told I had a ball
At least somebody did who looked a lot like me

So I'm California sober as they say
And lately, I can find no other way
I can't stay out and party like I did back in the day
So I'm California sober as they say

Well, I heard out in the hills they got pills to get their thrills
And they love their liquor down in New Orleans
Maybe for a New York minute sugarcane will fit the bill
But in no time flat you're out of what you need

The old crew don't get together anymore these days much ever
And some went straight and some went straight to jail
Now they're busy posting vids and just trying to raise their kids
Instead of raising holy hell and posting bail

Well, I'm California sober as they say
And lately, I can find no other way
I can't stay out and party like I did back in the day
So I'm California sober as they say

I was California sober 'til I thought the world was over
Now I'm sitting on the roadside once again
When that wagon passes by, I don't even bat an eye
'Cause the devil on my shoulder always wins
When that ol' wagon passes by, I don't even bat an eye
'Cause the devil on my shoulder always wins

More from Billy Strings

Always On My Mind

Willie Nelson

On the Road Again

Willie Nelson

Mamma Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys

Waylon Jennings

Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)

Waylon Jennings

Highwayman

Willie Nelson

Pancho & Lefty

Merle Haggard

Summertime

Amanda Shires

Pretend I Never Happened

Paula Nelson

Want more free tools for Musicians and Artists?

WAV to MP3

Quickly and easily convert WAVs into MP3s

BPM tapper

Tap or click the tempo to discover the BPM

Online metronome

Keep the beat no matter where you are

Large file transfers

Upload and share files as large as 3GB with anyone

Streaming royalties calculator

Calculate how much you can earn from streaming services

Guitar tuner

An online guitar tuner that's there whenever you need it

ISRC finder

Find any ISRC to any song with simply a name or song

Key/BPM finder

Quickly find the key or BPM to millions of songs