oh california, oh california, oh california, oh
oh california, oh california, oh california, oh


skulldrug hats and baggy sweaters
tight neon tights, t-shirts and big letters
back of the house was an irish setter

with a heart-shaped tag hanging off its collar

through half the towns of arizona

i dreamed a dream, said "i wanna hold her"
near palm springs we were struck by boulders
cos they looked like skull and bones


oh california, oh california, oh california, oh
oh california, oh california, oh california, oh


questions i had as i went through this
are our parents actually buddhist?

is the pool below me the bluest?
is the tv on?


through half the taquerias y fondas
half the health clubs, half of the saunas
half the barbaras, half of the rhondas

is there something else?

oh california, oh california, oh california, oh

oh california, oh california, oh california, oh

oh california, oh california, oh california, oh

oh california, oh california, oh california, oh

this girl was smarter than television scripts

this girl wasn't damaged, her jeans were just ripped
this girl was the girl that the girls in your world
thought about when the night was cold


how many times they claim that they know you?
how many nations think that they own you?

how many simple minds think the same sun don't shine on their sunglasses now?

oh california, oh california, oh california, oh

oh california, oh california, oh california, oh

oh california, oh california, oh california, oh

oh california, oh california, oh california, oh