i can tell you about the rain after forty days of heavy downpour
i can tell you about the clouds cause they just won't go away
and i think it might be just the time to pack my bags and take a ride with you
baby, we're both needing something new

CHORUS:
cause california sunshine's calling my name
lay me by the ocean, i won't complain
don't call it a vacation--don't think i ever want to leave
there's nothing like a blue sky over the bay
to let you know that everything is ok, oh,
i just love to get away
to californ-i-a

it's feeling good to slow down, take the top down, let's go driving all day long
i'm feeling kind of crazy, i think maybe, i'm in love
and i wanna turn the music up, tip back my cup, and drink it all in deep
cause there's no place on earth i'd rather be

CHORUS

BRIDGE:
take me surfing, cause i've never been
take me driving down the coast again
take me high--take me low--just take me out
let's go dancing down the boulevard
just bring the night--i just might bring my guitar
it's not too hot...it's not too cold when it's just right