[Verse 1]
When I think of California
My heart fills with desire
'Cause I like girls and cars and sun and stuff like that
That's why I keep coming back

[Pre-Chorus]
And it's not 'cause I like it
I know that I like it
Family's not from there
That's why I go back to

[Chorus]
California, California
California, California
California, California
California

[Verse 2]
Nobody will take my California
Just 'cause I like it that way
I'll put you under the ocean, hold you down
Just 'cause I like it that way

[Pre-Chorus]
And it's not 'cause I like it
I know that I like it
Heart knows something I don't
That's why I go back to

[Chorus]
California, California
California, California
California, California
California, California
California, California
California, California

[Bridge]
When rock 'n' roll stops playing
This is where you'll find me
When my brother's a cop, a cop, a cop, a cop
This is where you'll find me
Oh baby, it's not that bad, that bad, that bad
Sun will rise again for me
Oh baby, it's not that bad, that bad, that bad
'Cause you know that I'm from

[Outro]
California, California
California, California
California, California