Biography:
Larry Hosford, born Salinas, California 1943, died 2016, was a singer-songwriter in the genres of Americana and country western music.
Hosford was a prolific writer of songs and occasionally compared with the style and twang of Willie Nelson. Hosford injected humor and endearing local references of his life in the Salinas Valley and Central Coast. He was proud of his Oklahoma roots, and of his hometown. Perhaps his best-known tune to locals is “Salinas.
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[Verse]
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She used to live in this place before
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Apt 3 above the grocery store
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I'm saying she did cause she don't no more
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She went back home to her momma
[Bridge]
D E A
She was just a little too young to play in the game
D E A
She was just a little too good to handle her pain
E F#m
And everybody knows who's to blame
[Verse]
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She left her home for the lack of a man
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She lost her faith for the lack of a plan
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It slapped her face like the back of your hand
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And she went back home to her momma
[Bridge]
D E A
She had every reason in the world to get back home
D E A
She had things to learn and she could not learn 'em alone
E F#m
And everybody knows what went wrong
[Verse]
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Love isn't livin' from door to door
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She was smarter than me and she had to be sure
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That's exactly what mothers are for
A
So she went back home to her momma
[Bridge]
D E A
She was just a little too young to play in the game
D E A
She was just a little too good to handle her pain
E F#m
And everybody knows who's to blame
[Verse]
E
She called me daddy when she got sad
E
She called my bluff when I treated her bad
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Then at the end she just called a cab
A
And she went back home to her momma
E
She used to live in this place before
E
Apt 3 above the grocery store
E
I'm saying she did cause she don't no more
A
She went back home to her momma
[Bridge]
D E A
She was just a little too young to play in the game
D E A
She was just a little too good to handle her pain
E F#m
And everybody knows who's to blame
[Verse]
E
She left her home for the lack of a man
E
She lost her faith for the lack of a plan
E
It slapped her face like the back of your hand
A
And she went back home to her momma
[Bridge]
D E A
She had every reason in the world to get back home
D E A
She had things to learn and she could not learn 'em alone
E F#m
And everybody knows what went wrong
[Verse]
E
Love isn't livin' from door to door
E
She was smarter than me and she had to be sure
E
That's exactly what mothers are for
A
So she went back home to her momma
[Bridge]
D E A
She was just a little too young to play in the game
D E A
She was just a little too good to handle her pain
E F#m
And everybody knows who's to blame
[Verse]
E
She called me daddy when she got sad
E
She called my bluff when I treated her bad
E
Then at the end she just called a cab
A
And she went back home to her momma
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