When the lights go down in the California town  People are in for the evening  I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar  My heart beatin' time with my breathin'  Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul  There's people out there turnin' music into gold    Well my buddy Jim Bass he's a-workin' pumpin gas  And he makes two fifty for an hour  He's got rythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans  Sings rock and roll in the shower  Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul  There's people out there turnin' music into gold    Ah, the California girls are the greatest in the world  Each one's a song in the making  Singin' rock to me I can hear the melody  The story is there for the takin'  Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul  There's people out there turnin' music into gold    Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul  There's people out there turnin' music into gold    When the lights go down in the California town  People are in for the evening  I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar  My heart beatin' time with my breathin'  Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul  There's people out there turnin' music into gold    Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul  There's people out there turnin' music into gold  People out there turnin' music into gold  People out there turnin' music into gold    People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold  People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold