Here In California

When I was young my mama told me
 She said child take your time
 Don't fall in love too quickly
 Before you know your mind
 She held me 'round the shoulders
 In a voice so soft and kind
 She said love can make you happy
 Love can rob you blind
 Here in California
 The fruit hangs heavy on the vine
 And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
 And the hills turn brown in the summertime
 Now I may learn to love you
 But I can't say when
 This morning we were strangers
 And tonight we're only friends
 I'll take my time to know you
 I'll take my time to see
 There's nothing that I won't show you
 If you take your time with me
 Here in California
 The fruit hangs heavy on the vine
 And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
 And the hills turn brown in the summertime
 There's an old familiar story
 An old familiar rhyme
 To everything, there is a season
 To every purpose, there's a time
 A time to love and come together
 A time when love longs for an end
 A time for questions we can't answer
 Though we ask them just the same
 Here in California
 The fruit hangs heavy on the vine
 And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
 And the hills turn brown in the summertime
 And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
 And the hills turn brown in the summertime