Golden State - Orleans

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