California

She lived at the end of a little dirt road

In a house where secrets go untold

Bare foot in a cotton dress

Dark hair in a tangled mess

And a head full of crazy dreams

She'd say

(|)(Chorus)(|)

I'm goin' to California

A place where the sun always shines

I'm goin' to California

And I'm leavin' everything behind

You can't help but feel a little bit touched

When your daddy loves you a little too much

You can wish on four leaf clovers

But all the fields have been plowed over

And there's nothin' left to do but fly away

She'd say

(|)(Repeat Chorus)(|)

Stars burn like candles on that two-lane highway

She made her wish, and disappeared on her 18th birthday

And she'd say

(|)(Repeat Chorus)(|)

I'm goin' to California

And I'm leavin' everything behind

Oh California

I'm goin' to California

Oh California

Leavin' it all behind

California