Rihanna
California King Bed lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Hip-Hop, Pop, R&B
- Length
- 4:12
Chest to chest
Nose to nose
Palm to palm
We were always just that close
Wrist to wrist
Toe to toe
Lips that felt just like the inside of a rose
So how come when I reach out my fingers
It feels like more than distance between us
In this California king bed
We're 10,000 miles apart
I've been California wishing on these stars
For your heart for me
My California king
Eye to eye
Cheek to cheek
Side by side
You were sleeping next to me
Arm in arm
Dusk to dawn
With the curtains drawn
And a little last night on these sheets
So how come when I reach out my fingers
It seems like more than distance between us
In this California king bed
We're 10,000 miles apart
I've been California wishing on these stars
For your heart for me
My California king
Just when I felt like giving up on us
You turned around and gave me one last touch
That made everything feel better
And even then my eyes got wetter
So confused wanna ask you if you love me
But I don't wanna seem so weak
Maybe I've been California dreaming, eh, eh, eh
In this California king bed
We're 10,000 miles apart
I've been California wishing on these stars
For your heart for me
My California king
My California king
In this California king bed
We're 10,000 miles apart
I've been California wishing on these stars
For your heart for me
My California king
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Key vocabulary
- love
- deep careA1
- miles
- units of distanceA1
- more
- extra; additionalA1
- nose
- face part for smellA1
- turned
- changed directionA1
- around
- in a circular areaA1
- touch
- make contactA2
- wetter
- more wet
- wanna
- want to
- don't
- do notA1
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About this song
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer and songwriter who works primarily in dance pop and pop-leaning R&B, incorporating influences from reggae, EDM, dancehall, and hip-hop. She is known for chart-dominating hits such as “Umbrella” and “Work” and for taking major creative control with releases like ANTI.