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