Oh California Songtext
von The Dodge Brothers

Some folks dream of gettin′ out from under city lights
Some just wanna get out of the rain
Some can't wait another minute here
To take the first bus headed outta town
Past cornfields
Pine trees
Cotton
And scarecrows wavin′ in the breeze

The rhythm of the road rolls on like thunder far away
And dreams rise up behind my eyes
I'm bound to go where I wanna go
And change comes closer every hour
I dream of hummingbirds
Orange groves
Gardenias
And stars burnin' bright against the sky

Searchlights range across a 20th century fox sky
In California


Oh California
I see that shinin′ light comin down
Oh California
Where gold dust sparkles in the ground

I like to swim in motel pools at night
And dive down to the drain and hold my breath
I listen close and hear a radio voice
Calling all to gather in the west
In static messages
Sonar
Heavy reverb
Like whales singing songs beneath the waves
A tower shoots out lightning bolts all around the world
In California

Oh California
I see that shinin′ light comin down
Oh California
Where gold dust sparkles in the ground

A snowcapped mountain circled by the stars
Tells me somethin's bound to come my way
A golden dust settles softly in my brain
I might be goin′ home, goin' home to stay
I might be goin′ home to stay


A thousand miles of coastline everybody's looking west
As the sun drips melted drops of gold
Santa Ana winds blow hot and blind my eyes
While I walk through the valley of bones
I seek redemption
Cool waters
Mountain shadows
And palm trees wavin′ in the breeze
Lions roar at the Golden Gates
Promising the world
In California

Oh California
I see that shinin' light comin down
Oh California
Where fool's gold sparkles in the ground
Where fool′s gold sparkles in the ground
Where fool′s gold sparkles in the ground
California!
Where fool's gold sparkles in the ground