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INTRO

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She lived at the end of a little dirt road,
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In a house where secrets go untold.
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Barefoot in a cotton dress,
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Dark hair in a tangled mess,
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And a head full of crazy dreams.
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She'd say,


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I'm going to California,
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A place where the sun always shines.
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Well I'm going to California,
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And I'm leaving everything behind.


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You can't help but feel just a little bit touched,
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When your Daddy loves you a little too much.
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You can wish on four-leaf clovers,
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But all the fields have been plowed over,
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And there's  nothing left to do but fly away.
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She'd say,


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I'm going to California,
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A place where the sun always shines.
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Well I'm going to California,
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And I'm leaving everything behind.


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The stars burn like candles,
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On that two lane highway.
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She made a wish and disappeared,
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On her 18th birthday.

She'd say,


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I'm going to California,
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A place where the sun always shines.
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Well I'm going to California,
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And I'm leaving everything behind.


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INSTRUMENTAL


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I'm going to California,
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And I'm leaving everything behind.
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Oh, California.....
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I'm..............going to California.
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Oh, California......
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Leave it all behind.
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California......