How are things in California?   Oh, your letter didn't say   Now that you're in California   Are you gonna stay, are you gonna stay?      When you left for California   How I begged you, please think twice   But you thought that California   Would be paradise      But it isn't the place, it isn't the weather   What matters the most is being together   You may have the sun, the sand and the sea   But why must you be so far from me      I'll come out to California   If you care the way I do   Wait for me in California   I'll come out for you, if you want me to      I'll come out to California   If you care the way I do   Wait for me in California   I'll come out for you, if you want me to      I'll come out for you, if you want me to   I'll come out for you, if you want me to   I'll come out for you, if you want me to