Oh California

Some folks dream of gettin' out from under city lights Some just wanna get out of the rain Some can't wait another minute here To take the first bus headed outta town Past cornfields Pine trees Cotton And scarecrows wavin' in the breeze The rhythm of the road rolls on like thunder far away And dreams rise up behind my eyes I'm bound to go where I wanna go And change comes closer every hour I dream of hummingbirds Orange groves Gardenias And stars burnin' bright against the sky Searchlights range across a 20th century fox sky In California Oh California I see that shinin' light comin down Oh California Where gold dust sparkles in the ground I like to swim in motel pools at night And dive down to the drain and hold my breath I listen close and hear a radio voice Calling all to gather in the west In static messages Sonar Heavy reverb Like whales singing songs beneath the waves A tower shoots out lightning bolts all around the world In California Oh California I see that shinin' light comin down Oh California Where gold dust sparkles in the ground A snowcapped mountain circled by the stars Tells me somethin's bound to come my way A golden dust settles softly in my brain I might be goin' home, goin' home to stay I might be goin' home to stay A thousand miles of coastline everybody's looking west As the sun drips melted drops of gold Santa Ana winds blow hot and blind my eyes While I walk through the valley of bones I seek redemption Cool waters Mountain shadows And palm trees wavin' in the breeze Lions roar at the Golden Gates Promising the world In California Oh California I see that shinin' light comin down Oh California Where fool's gold sparkles in the ground Where fool's gold sparkles in the ground Where fool's gold sparkles in the ground California! Where fool's gold sparkles in the ground