One Night In California
Song Meaning
Deitrick Haddon tells this one as a specific, personal testimony rather than a general call to faith, tracing a season of real crisis without naming every detail: "I went against the Bible, I needed a revival, started running, I didn't know what to do."
"I went to Cali to hide away, but where can I hide from Your face? They say that You're not in Hollywood, but you met me there and you understood" turns the running itself into the setting for the encounter, echoing the Psalms' question about where anyone could possibly flee from God's presence.
"I gave my heart to God one night in California, I said yes, I surrender, a broken mess, You put me back together" names the turning point plainly — not a gradual change, but a specific decision made at a specific low point.
"Somebody need to hear me, tell my story, we all overcome by testimonies, if God can save a preacher like me, He'll do the same for you, just believe" closes the song by handing the testimony outward, treating his own restoration as evidence rather than a private matter to keep to himself.
Never forget the day
Talking to my lady
She said Deitrick I am pregnant
We're having a baby
You should have seen the smile on my face
Then all a sudden my joy went away
You see the divorce wasn't final
And I knew it would go viral
I went against the Bible
I needed a revival
Started running I didn't know what to do
And on rodeo I ran into you
I gave my heart to God one night in California
I said yes
I surrender
I gave my heart to God one night in California
A broken mess
You put me back together
I went to Cali to hide away
But where can I hide from your face
They say that you're not in Hollywood
But you met me there and you understood
See I tried to drink my problem away
Two shots down
About 5 rounds
There I go
Down on the ground
But when I looked up I saw your face
And that's when I gave my heart away
I gave my heart to God one night in California
I said yes
I surrender
I gave my heart to God one night in California
A broken mess
You put me back together
Somebody need to hear me, tell my story
We all overcome by testimonies
If God can save a preacher like me
He'll do the same for you, just believe
Lift your hands and pray with me
He'll meet you at your point of need
You'll see His love is waiting for ya
Like I met God in California
He'll meet you at
Your point of need
His love is waiting for ya
I gave my heart in California
He'll meet you at
Your point of need
His love is waiting for ya
I gave my heart in California
He'll meet you at
Your point of need
His love is waiting for ya
I gave my heart in California
He'll meet you at
Your point of need
His love is waiting for ya
I gave my heart in California
He'll meet you at
Your point of need
His love is waiting for ya
I gave my heart in California
He'll meet you at
Your point of need
His love is waiting for ya
I gave my heart in California
He'll meet you at
Your point of need
His love is waiting for ya
I gave my heart in California