[Verse 1] From Eureka pine to San Diego sand, You can feel the heat in a highway hand. Bakersfield dust on my shoes at dusk, Then the fog rolls in like a slow deep hush. [Pre-Chorus] Orange groves in the wind, Palm shade on my skin, Every turn says stay, Every mile pulls in. [Chorus] California, take me home California, take me home From the redwood shade To the breaking foam California, take me home (California) [Verse 2] Golden poppies lean in the roadside ditch, Mission bells ring where the old roads stitch. In the Central Valley, fruit stands glow, And the day runs long where the warm winds go. [Pre-Chorus] Santa Ana breath, Dry and wild and red, Then a cool tide comes And changes what I said. [Chorus] California, take me home California, take me home From the redwood shade To the breaking foam California, take me home (California) [Bridge] I’ve seen freeways burn with a thousand lights, I’ve seen moon on water in the dead of night. If I leave, I know what I’ll still hear: That ocean call, still pulling near. [Chorus] California, take me home California, take me home From the redwood shade To the breaking foam California, take me home (California)
