California Ain't That Far

We were just about as wild as we were young

Restless and free, madly in love

Just you and me, a full tank of dreams

Left that dirt road down in our rearview dust

Down the interstate it was only us

And the radio, just 3000 miles to go

Just like that we headed off for the coast

California ain’t that far

Where the hard times they ain’t that hard

Everything’s better in the Golden West

It’s a state of mind a way of life

It’s an endless summer paradise

San Francisco to Sunset Boulevard

California ain’t that far

Watched Memphis fade out with the setting sun

Made Austin as ol’ Willie sung

“On the Road Again”, just like an old friend

Phoenix Arizona finally gave way

As we opened up those Golden Gates

And crossed that state line, you looked into my eyes

And said darling I guess we were right

California ain’t that far

Where the hard times they ain’t that hard

Everything’s better in the Golden West

It’s a state of mind a way of life

It’s an endless summer paradise

San Francisco to Sunset Boulevard

California ain’t that far

But real life it ain’t like the movies

Playing on those Hollywood big screens

You got caught up in those nights

Fell in love with those bright lights

And fell outa love with me

So I went back to where we started out

Working 9-5 in that small town

When suddenly

I see you on my TV

Makes me miss you and the days when I believed

California ain’t that far

Where the hard times they ain’t that hard

Everything’s better in the Golden West

It’s a state of mind a way of life

It’s an endless summer paradise

San Francisco to Sunset Boulevard

California ain’t that far