I
went from the ocean
down by the Santa Monica Pier
Couldn't swallow the wa
ter or I'll die in a year
Smog's pretty nasty
so I tried not to breathe
California's where I want
to be
California's where I want to be
Climb the mountains and
lay light on the beach
Take the highway from the ghetto
to the sea
California's where I want to be
San Francisco's where
I learned about the world
I danced all morning
with a guy dressed like a girl
There's never any question
about what sexuality
California's the biggest closet
I've ever seen
California's where I wanna be
I'll climb a mountain and
then lie on the beach
Take the highway
from the ghetto to the sea
Cause California is where I wanna be
I went across the border
down the Mexico Way
Didn't look much
different from East L .A.
Even my mechanic
speaks Spanish to me
I guess it's all part of my destiny
Be cause California is
where I want to be
Climb a mountain in the
light of the beach
Take the highway from
the river to the sea
Because California is where I want to be
Get on the freeway one
Friday afternoon
You get to where you're going
about the same time next June
Where all this traffic
makes no difference to me
Cause California's where I want
to be now
California's where I want to be
Climb a mountain, lay low on the beach
An d take the highway
from the ghetto to the sea
Cause California is where I wanna be
California, California
California, California
California, California
California, California