No I'm not from California
But I know Wisconsin bores ya
This is where I was when I first saw you standing there
You were just your mother's daughter
And when I drink your holy water
I saw things that really were not there
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
I was yours and you were mine
You said it wasn't borrowed time
But time had not tested us enough to really know
You were in your woolen sweater
I told myself that I'd forget her
Leaving time had passed me long ago
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
Sitting here just wasting time
Wasting all my perfect lines
As we got into our car and drove ourselves away
We were chasing down the sunset
As we made our way due West
Hoping that the ocean's tide could sweep us all away
So our sadness turned to smiles
And our footsteps turned to miles
Westward bound but not for settling
Moving on with little stopping
So as not to be forgotten
Hoping that this distance meant something
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
So here we are in California
Because you said Wisconsin bored ya
Hoping that this sunset shows us where to go from here
No longer your mother's daughter
And as I look across the water
I saw what I should have seen for years
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life
O-o it's a beautiful life