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Also called "my California divorce song". California is known for its fault lines. So was my first marriage.

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Fault Line - words and music by Darrell Elmer Rodgers

Since we came to California
We’ve been livin’ on shaky ground
And I feel I got to warn ya
One more good quake could bring us down
We both been livin’ on my Fault Line
Anything goes wrong, I get the blame
Well I refuse to suffer this time
From my overdeveloped sense of shame

Chorus:
And now, You can stop livin’ on my Fault Line
I can’t carry this blame alone
And You can start cryin’ on your own time
You’ve got a Fault Line of your own

Let me tell you ‘bout my Fault Line
That sucker runs long and deep and wide
When I get to thinkin’ that its all mine
It sure can tear me up inside
But I’m gonna patch myself together
I know just where some trouble’s at
So I won’t be buyin’ silly lines anymore
Like “You make me do this” and “You make me do that”

~repeat chorus~
(musical interlude)

The sun shines bright in California
I swear its shinin right on me
When the sun goes down in California
It seems to sink right in the sea
But when you’re livin on a Fault Line
Makes you wanna lighten up every step
Makes you wanna clean house in your own mind
Get rid of ev’ry heavy thought you’ve kept

~repeat chourus~
You’ve got a Fault Line of your own


Copyright © 2009 by Darrell Elmer Rodgers. All rights reserved.

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from Plain & Simple (remixed) (album), released April 24, 2009
Darrell Elmer Rodgers - vocals, guitar
Rick Heyman - bass
Written by Darrell Elmer Rodgers

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Darrell Elmer Rodgers Las Cruces, New Mexico

Darrell Elmer Rodgers is a veteran singer-songwriter. He has been called the Bard of the Baby-Boomers for songs that celebrate his generation's life and times.

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