She lived at the end of a little dirt road In a house where secrets go untold Barefoot in a cotton dress Dark hair in a tangled mess And a head full of crazy dreams She said
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 said
I'm goin' to California A place where the sun always shines I'm goin' to California And I'm leavin' everything behind
Stars burn like candles on that two-lane highway She made her wish, and disappeared on her 18th birthday And she said
I'm goin' to California A place where the sun always shines I'm goin' to California And I'm leavin' everything behind
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