California lyrics

A broken gate

Unpaid bills

Mold in the bathroom

Sleeping pills

Carpet stains

A browning lawn

Rooms needing painting

A boy withdrawn

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But the sun is shining and it’s warmer there

I've got friends and I don’t have to be alone

The love of my life’s’ in an office chair

It’s the only place I’ve known

That I’ve ever been at home

California, California

Computer's down

No toothpaste

A favorite pair of earrings

Both misplaced

Ragged towels

Sheets with holes

Screws that could use tightening

I’ve no control 

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A fairy tale

Gone awry

Hope’s in the corner

Standing by

Shootin’ down

Desperate straits

Get back in the saddle

To a solid state 

[Chorus]

Here I come, here I come

Here I come, here I come, California

Right back where I started from