Golden State

California, you're a beauty
 An apparition to me now
 Palm trees silhouetted against a sunset sky
 Air so rich and tender, it almost makes me cry
 California, you seduce me
 Where the mountains meet the sea
 And when I think of you
 I feel that ecstasy
 Climbing and descending
 On a road that's never-ending
 And you are all the things I left behind
 California, you're my golden state of mind
 California, I'm in love with you
 Your magic always the same
 Your season's always summer
 Except for driving rain
 A little bit of sadness
 And then the sun comes out again
 And you are all the things I left behind
 California, you're my golden state of mind
 California, I'm a dreamer
 And you're a dream come true
 Though you seem as real
 As someone I have kissed
 I wake to find
 You're nothing more than mist
 And you are all the things I left behind
 California, you're my golden state of mind
 California, you're my golden state of mind