When they tell people: "Yes, I'm from California, but..." they find it's not easy to explain Shasta County. It's not LA, Hollywood, beach-front or Bay Area - it's is unique. And wonderful. We call it "The Other California."
The Other California
words and music by Erin Friedman
I’m California born and raised
My roots run deep in the golden state
There’s no glitter in the songs I play
No bright lights, surf or sand
I’m country as a three-chord song
This old guitar knows where I come from
And it’s The Other California
Made me who I am
Where Haggard rules
The cowboy rides
The Valley ends
And the mountains rise
I come from The Other California
The best of the West survives
North of the Shasta County line
The Other California
Where wild is a state of mind
There’s a spirit that cannot be tamed
Where pioneers crossed the Cascade Range
Whiskeytown remembers Gold Rush days
And a rowdy legacy
One part hawk and one part dove
We fight for the things we love
It’s rugged, raw and real
Everything I’d like to be