Why I Came to California

Zuma, oh, I'd like to walk the beach on Zuma

Watching all those pretty girls (Venice)

It gets really strange going through Venice

There's a different attitude

On a'many a summer evening

Found me searching for the fire

The elusive sea of childhood

Then became my one desire

There were places in the valley

Where they said that I could find it

There were rhythms in the distance

In the ancient elder forest

That is why I came to California

Its the strangest groove that I have ever known

All the youth-seekers come to California

Following the fountain in their mind

San Francisco

Catch a cable car to where your dreams go

There's a lot of make believe, San Diego

From LA, you'll find out where your dreams flow

From the hillside to desert

Following the map inside me

I can feel the road is leading

To the treasure that will guide me

There were places in the valley

Where they said that I could find it

There were rhythms in the distance

In the ancient elder forest

That is why I came to California

It's the freest groove that I have ever known

All the youth-seekers come to California

Following the fountain in their mind, in their mind

Zuma, oh, I'd like to walk the beach on Zuma

Watching all those pretty girls, Venice

It gets really strange going through Venice

There's a different attitude

(Searching for the fire)

That is why I came to California (California)

It's the purest groove that I have ever known

All the youth-seekers come to California

Following the fountain in their mind

That is why I came to California (California)

It's the strangest groove that I have ever known (California)

All the youth-seekers come to California

Following the fountain in their mind

That is why