Mama told her
Don't go chasing rings
They put you out to pasture
When they get down on one knee

Oh baby girl
I used to dream like you
But just cause daddy pays the bills
Don't mean that I ain't paying too

Cause men like Moses
Can split those oceans
But here's to hoping
We find a canoe

She said I won't be the one
Who never left this town
I can't bear to wear the shackles
Of my mama's wedding gown

Heaven, won't you turn my
Muddy river water into wine
Cause I'm California dreamin'
In Carolina pinе

She says I'll never
Find my freedom in thеse fields
And she's saving for a set of keys
To anything with wheels

Cause she's gotten so
Familiar to the sound
Of dad coming home late
And mama trying to calm him down

But if ol' Moses
Can split those oceans
Then here's to hoping
Maybe I could too

Cause I won't be the one
Who never left this town
I can't bear to wear the shackles
Of my mama's wedding gown

Heaven, won't you turn my
Muddy river water into wine
Cause I'm California dreamin'
In Carolina pine
Well, she got that set of keys
A week too late
All her friends turned into freshman
At some college out of state

And this summer rain
Has made it hard to leave
And she tries to keep from crying
As he gets down on one knee

I won't be the one
Who never left this town
I can't bear to wear the shackles
Of my mama's wedding gown

Heaven, won't you turn my
Muddy river water into wine

Cause I'm California dreamin'
I'm California dreamin'
I'm California dreamin'
In Carolina pine