Sacramento

Sacramento's half the city
since you took that job two states away
I count the days as I wait these tables
trying to save the fund to come and stay

And the smiles on the outside,
couldn't be further from the truth if I tried
It's a fight just to survive,
working two jobs to keep the meter alive.

Old Mr Linden passed on his warmest
regards from the window seat
Since his good wife took leave of this life
he ain't half the man he use to be

And the smiles on the outside,
couldn't be further from the truth if he tried
And the stars up the skies
may as well burn out if you ain't by my side

Oh Marianne, Marianne wait for me
One day I will be your king and you will be my queen

Remember Joe, well they let him go
down at the saw mill on the edge of town
They say that pride can cost a man his life,
well Joes taken to drinking now

And the smiles on the outside,
couldn't be further from the truth if they tried
It's a fight just to survive,
working two jobs to keep the meter alive.

Oh Marianne, Marianne wait for me
One day I will be your king and you will be my queen

The orange groves that line
these roads ain't gonna offer me no sympathy
The kids have grown and they miss you so,
while you've been out there making history

And the smiles on the outside,
couldn't be further from the truth if we tried
It's a fight just to survive,
working two jobs to keep the meter alive.

Oh Marianne, Marianne wait for me
One day I will be your king and you will be my queen