[Verse 1]
Well, I’m holding on
Yeah, I'm holding it all in
When it all goes wrong
And you just can't win
I can’t stand another sunrise
Man, I need a little rain
Well, the angels left this city
And they won’t be back again

[Chorus]
Now I’m leaving California and I’ll never look back
I took a picture for you, but I painted it black
One more dreamer on a runaway drive
Now there's one less burned-out star in this sky
Leaving California tonight

[Verse 2]
There's a broken dream in Santa Monica and Crescent Heights
Yeah, that only Moonbeam
Well, it's guiding my way tonight
And the lights are in the rearview
And the stars are in the sky
And I don’t know where I’m going, baby
But it’s time to say goodbye
[Chorus]
And I’m leaving California and I’ll never look back
I took a picture for you, but I painted it black
One more dreamer on a runaway drive
Now there's one less burned-out star in this sky
Leaving California tonight

[Bridge]
I've got a one-way ticket, I’m a rolling stone
I’ma goodbye kiss it
And I’m going, going, gone
Like wind, like fire, like rain
No, I’m never coming back again

[Chorus]
‘Cause I’m leaving California and I’ll never look back
I took a picture for you, but I painted it black
One more dreamer on a runaway drive
Now there's one less burned-out star in this sky
Leaving California
Now I’m leaving California and I’ll never look back
I took a picture for you, but I painted it black
One more dreamer on a runaway drive
Now there's one less burned-out star in this sky
Leaving California tonight