Are you out there   Where the rainy days begin   To feel rather sad   And the walls are closing in   Like the darkness around me   It’s so hard to look away   When the daylight doesn’t ever stay   Above this dull apartment view   Oh, I will surround you      It’s quite clear that I’m stuck here   So I’ll devise a plan   And cut out a door in my new living room floor   The porch light is so bright   That I will quickly sneak down the dark metal shape   Of the rusty fire escape       I bought a one way ticket   ‘Cause I knew I’d never see the ground    Unless I was aboard a jet plane   And we were going down   When I wiped the tears from my eyes    The warm water took me by surprise    And I woke up beside the ocean   I realized I must be in California      Aloha, my happy West Coast friends   Do you feel alive   When the breaking waves arrive   And wash all around you   The beach homes and ocean side   Are quite well known by the evening tide   And we can sleep where we reside    With redwoods around us   The blue air is up there   And could I bring it down   I’d bottle it up, and save it for a sweet summer night      I bought a one way ticket   ‘Cause I knew I’d never see the ground    Unless I was aboard a jet plane   And we were going down   When I wiped the tears from my eyes    The warm water took me by surprise    And I woke up beside the ocean   I realized I must be in California   I must be in California      Am I awake or is this just a dream?      The new year is out here   And I will make a lovely list    Of your charms   So I’ll never feel alone in your arms      I must be in California   I must be in California   I must be in California