Sittin' in a park in
Paris France
Readin' the news
And it sure looks bad
They won't give
peace a chance
That was just a dream
some of us had
Still a lot of lands to see
But I wouldn't wanna
stay here
It's too old and cold
And settled in its ways here
Oh but California
California
I'm comin' home
I'm gonna see the folks I dig
I'll even kiss a Sunset pig
California
I'm comin' home
I met a redneck on a
Grecian isle
Who did the goat dance
very well
He gave me back my smile
But he kept my camera to sell
Oh the rogue
The red red rogue
He cooked good
omelettes and stews
And I might have stayed on
with him there
But my heart cried out
for you
California
Oh California
I'm comin' home
Oh make me feel good
rock 'n' roll band
I'm your biggest fan
California
I'm comin' home
Oh it gets so lonely
When you're walkin'
And the streets are
full of strangers
All the news of home
you read
Just give you the blues
Just give you the blues
So I bought me a ticket
I caught a plane to Spain
Went to a party
down a red dirt road
There were lots of
pretty people there
Reading Rolling Stone
Reading Vogue
They said how long
can you hang around
I said a week maybe two
Just until my skin turns brown
Then I'm goin' home
to California
California
I'm comin' home oh
Will you take me as I am
Strung out on another man
California
I'm comin' home
Oh it gets so lonely
When you're walkin'
And the streets are
full of strangers
All the news of home
you read
More about the war
And the bloody changes oh
Will you take me as I am
Will you take me as I am
Will you
Will you take me as I am
Hm mm mm mm mm
Hm mm mm mm
Take me as I am
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