Oh California

I thought I'd never reach the water

I had to cross the desert and the great divide

Drinking only golden promises

And white lines in my eyes

And all the sons and daughters

Followed all the signs to paradise

Believing only dreams and promises

With starlight in their eyes

Oh California

Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end

Oh California

Well, it's not like before but we can still pretend

I was swimming in freezing water

I could hear the music from the other side

I looked up and I saw my father

Tears were in his eyes

Oh California

Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end

Oh California

Well, it's not like before but we can still pretend

We all still live for Friday night

Old habits die hard when you get them right

There's a broken dream in every grain of sand

But it's as close as I can get to the promised land

Oh California

Yeah, I can see you now from the top of that hill

Oh California

Though many have gone I got the memories still

Oh California

Well, I can hear the sound of the mission bell

Oh California

We're one stone's throw from heaven

I thought I'd never reach the water

I had to cross the desert and the great divide

Drinking only golden promises

And white lines in my eyes

Oh California

Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end

Oh California

Oh California

Well, I can't leave you now

Oh California