Oh California

I thought I'd never reach the water
 I had to cross the desert and the great divide
 Drinking only golden promises
 And white lines in my eyes
 And all the sons and daughters
 Followed all the signs to paradise
 Believing only dreams and promises
 With starlight in their eyes
 Oh California
 Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
 Oh California
 Well, it's not like before but we can still pretend
 I was swimming in freezing water
 I could hear the music from the other side
 I looked up and I saw my father
 Tears were in his eyes
 Oh California
 Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
 Oh California
 Well, it's not like before but we can still pretend
 We all still live for Friday night
 Old habits die hard when you get them right
 There's a broken dream in every grain of sand
 But it's as close as I can get to the promised land
 Oh California
 Yeah, I can see you now from the top of that hill
 Oh California
 Though many have gone I got the memories still
 Oh California
 Well, I can hear the sound of the mission bell
 Oh California
 We're one stone's throw from heaven
 I thought I'd never reach the water
 I had to cross the desert and the great divide
 Drinking only golden promises
 And white lines in my eyes
 Oh California
 Yeah, it's the one big love that you cannot end
 Oh California
 Oh California
 Well, I can't leave you now
 Oh California