[00:10.57]Sitting in a park in Paris, France
[00:13.17]Reading the news. and it sure looks bad
[00:15.97]They don't give peace a chance
[00:17.81]It was just a dream some of us had
[00:20.56]Still a lot of lands to see
[00:23.26]But I wouldn't want to stay here
[00:25.11]It's too old and cold and settled in it's ways here
[00:30.47]Ah, but California
[00:32.74]California, I'm coming home
[00:38.26]I'm going to go see the folks I dig
[00:40.76]I'll even kiss the sunset pig
[00:43.60]California, I'm coming home
[00:54.27]I met a redneck on a Grecian isle
[00:56.72]Who did the goat dance very well
[00:59.22]He gave me back my smile,
[01:01.27]But he kept my camera to sell
[01:03.01]Oh the rogue, the red red rogue
[01:05.50]He cooked good omelettes and stews
[01:07.48]And I met have stayed on with him there
[01:09.63]But my heart cried out for you, California
[01:17.22]California, I'm coming home
[01:21.15]Oh make me feel good, rock and roll band
[01:24.02]I'm your biggest fan
[01:25.46]California, I'm coming home
[01:35.48]Oh it gets so lonely
[01:40.42]When you'r walking
[01:42.30]And the streets are full of strangers
[01:45.16]All the news of home you read
[01:49.58]Just gives you the blues
[01:54.52]Just gives you the blues
[02:08.84]So I bought me a ticket,
[02:10.17]I caught a plane to Spain
[02:11.92]Went to a party down a red dirt road
[02:14.17]There were lot's of pretty people there, reading Rolling Stone, reading Vogue
[02:19.51]They said, 'How long can you hang around?'
[02:21.50]I said, 'A week, maybe two,
[02:23.28]Just until my skin turns brown, then I'm going home
[02:28.61]To California.'
[02:31.10]California, I'm coming home
[02:36.72]Will you take me as I am
[02:38.85]Strung out on another man
[02:41.02]California, I'm coming home
[02:50.55]Oh it gets so lonely
[02:55.15]When you'r walking
[02:57.13]And the streets are full of strangers
[03:00.33]All the news of home you read
[03:04.78]More about the war and the bloody changes
[03:09.98]Oh, will you take me as I am?
[03:13.76]Will you take me as I am?
[03:16.38]Will you, will you take me as I am? Take me as I am?
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