00:00Ooh, California, there's something in that ocean air
00:08Ooh, California, I left my heart somewhere out there
00:36Woke up in Venice with the sunlight in my eyes
00:40A barefoot girl was dancing underneath the painted skies
00:44Old men playing music on the corner by the sea
00:48And a thousand different faces living wild and living free
00:53Roller skates and radios, the boardwalk coming alive
00:57A rusted old Camaro and a dream of 75
01:02She wore flowers in her golden hair, a smile I can't forget
01:06Said, come on, boy, the day's too young to have any regrets
01:11And the ocean kept on rolling like a song without an end
01:15Every stranger had a story, every sunset was a friend
01:20Oh, California, take me home tonight
01:24Where the palm trees sway beneath the fading light
01:29From the streets of Venice to the Malibu shore
01:33Every mile leaves me wanting more
01:39Oh, California, let your golden sunshine shine
01:43Pour another glass of that sweet red wine
01:47And if tomorrow never comes for me
01:51Let me spend forever by your sea
01:58We drove through Santa Monica
02:00With the windows rolled down
02:02Past the old Pacific Highway
02:05And the lights of a sleepy town
02:07A little AM radio
02:09Was playing something sweet
02:11While the warm September evening drifted through the passenger seat
02:16She talked about the canyon and the singers living there
02:20About a house up in Laurel where they played without a care
02:25We watched the surfers chasing waves until the daylight disappeared
02:29Then we found a little roadside bar and shared a couple beers
02:34And somewhere in the distance
02:36A guitar began to play
02:38Like a voice from another lifetime calling us to stay
02:43Oh, California, take me home tonight
02:47Where the palm trees sway beneath the fading light
02:52From the streets of Venice to the Malibu shore
02:56Every mile leaves me wanting more
03:01Oh, California, let your golden sunshine shine
03:06Pour another glass of that sweet red wine
03:10And if tomorrow never comes for me
03:14Let me spend forever by your sea
03:22Now the years are old
03:24Like highways and the faces come and go
03:26Some dreams were left in Hollywood
03:28Some washed away below
03:30That old Camaro's long since gone
03:33The girl I never found
03:35But I still hear her laughing
03:37When the evening sun goes down
03:40I can smell the salt on Venice Beach
03:42Hear the music from the pier
03:44See the colors of the sun set like the days when we were there
03:49And every time the winter comes and cold winds start to blow
03:53There's a little piece of California calling me back home
03:57Take me back to 75
03:59When the world was young and we were alive
04:02No cell phones ringing, no place to be
04:04Just an open road in the endless sea
04:06We had nothing but a little time
04:09A worn-out map and a bottle of wine
04:11And if heaven has a highway through
04:13I hope it leads to that ocean blue
04:16Oh, California, take me home tonight
04:19Where the palm trees sway beneath the fading light
04:24From the streets of Venice to the Malibu shore
04:29Every mile leaves me wanting more
04:33Oh, California, let your golden sunshine shine
04:37Pour another glass of that sweet red wine
04:41And when my final sunset comes for me
04:46Let me spend forever by your sea
04:50Venice in the morning
04:53Malibu at night
04:55Santa Monica fading
04:58In the golden evening light
05:00Ooh, California
05:03You're still a part of me
05:05Ooh, California
05:07You'll always set me free
05:10Uh, that's all I heard
05:32What's up, California
05:40Without blue
05:40You
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