[Chorus 1]
California, leaving
California
California, leaving
California

[Verse 1]
No one but me is walking
Under palms that give no shade
I'm leaving you today

[Chorus 2]
California, leave me
California
California, leave me
California

[Verse 2]
How cruel was I to think that
I could make you change?
Oh, give me some shade

[Verse 3]
Oh, England come soon
How could I believe that I
Could live and breathe in you?
[Chorus 3]
California killed me
California
California killed me
California

[Outro]
I think it's time to leave
I think it's time to leave
I told no one I'd stay
I think it's time to leave