Sitting in a park in Paris, FranceReading the news and it sure
looks badThey won't give peace a chanceThat was just a
dream some of us hadStill a lot are left to seeBut I
wouldn't want to stay hereIt's too old and cold and
settled in its ways hereOh, but californiaCalifornia I'm
coming homeI'm going to see the folks I digI'll even
kiss a sunset pigCalifornia I'm coming homeI met a redneck
on a Grecian isleWho did the goat dance very wellHe gave me back
my smileBut he kept my camera to sellOh the rogue, the red red
rogueHe cooked good omelettes and stewsAnd I might have stayed
on with him thereBut my heart cried out for you,
CaliforniaCalifornia I'm coming homeOh make me feel good
rock'n roll bandI'm your biggest fanCalifornia,
I'm coming home[Chorus:]Oh it gets so lonelyWhen
you're walkingAnd the streets are full of strangersAll the
news of home you readJust gives you the bluesJust gives you the
bluesSo I bought me a ticketI caught a plane to SpainWent to a
party down a red dirt roadThere were lots of pretty people
thereReading rolling stone, reading vogueThey said, how long can
you hang around? I said a week, maybe two,Just until my skin
turns brownThen I'm going home to CaliforniaCalifornia
I'm coming homeWill you take me as I amStrung out on
another manCalifornia I'm coming homeI'm coming
homeI'm coming homeI'm coming homeYeahTake me as I
amWill youWill you