She lived at the end of a little dirt road
In a house where secrets go untold
Barefoot in a cotton dress, dark hair in a tangled mess
And a head full of crazy dreams
She said
I`m going to California
A place where the sun always shines
I`m goin to California
And I`m leavin everything behind
You can`t help, but feel a little bit touched
When your daddy loves you a little too much
You can wish on four leaf clovers, but all the fields have been plowed
over
And there`s nothin left to do but fly away
I`m going to California
A place where the sun always shines
I`m goin to California
And I`m leavin everything behind
Stars burn like candles on that two-lane highway
She made her wish, and disappeared on her 18th birthday
And she said
I`m going to California
A place where the sun always shines
I`m goin to California
And I`m leavin everything behind
I`m goin to California
And I`m leavin everything behind
Oh California
I`m goin to California
Oh California
Leavin it all behind
California....