Do you wanna come on over
Take a redeye back to me
'Cause your daddy, he's a pilot
So you can fly for free
California can you hear me?
Does your sun always shine?
On the East Coast life is dreary
Not like my American paradise
Lazy summers in the evening
When you'd take me for a swim
Only when I, when I'm dreaming
Can I feel like I felt then
California, please believe me
Never leave me and I'll be fine
All these people, so deceiving
Not like my American paradise
Riding horses in the morning
Through the western palisades
When the leaves die I'll be calling
It always haunts me when things change
Oh this country so divided
With its science and its faith
Give me freedom in the valley
That is where I'll find my place
California, do you love me?
Do you want me in your life?
'Cause I need you, I adore you
You're my, my American paradise
California, do you love me?
Will you hold me 'til I die?
'Cause I need you, I adore you
You're my, my American paradise