High a top
a mountain lookin' down to Panga Canyon
I came to see the blue pacific
in the night
The stars are like a miollion
dancin' diamods on the water
And my lover's arm
s're wrapped around me tight
And al most empty bottle
of rose sits on the table
Like the echo of a sweet
and gentle song
I never stop and wonder
why I came to California
But I of ten wonder why
I took so long
Meanwhile back in Cleveland her alarm
clock's loudly ringin'
And she's crawlin' out
to face another day
A sleepy little boychild is tuggin' her pyjamas
sayin' mama why did daddy go away
But it's Saturday and it's bowlin'
den and then the beauty parlor
And the wishy- washy laun
dry and then home
And California's just a piece of fic
tion on her roadmap
And surely not the place her man has gone meanwhile
back in Cleveland life goes on
The waves at Malibou today were per
fect for the surfin'
And I hope I didn't soak
up too much sun
We started once to take a boat
to Catalina Island
But lyin' on the beach
was too much fun
There's gonna be the screaming
Sunday night at Universal
And a party up at Roger's
place till dawn
I never stop and wonder
why I came to California
But I often woderwhy I
took so long
Meanwhile back in Cleveland
the rain is slowly fallin'
And it's gonna be another
lonely night
Someone said she's workin' in
a cafe waitin' tables
And I'm sorry and I hope
that she's alright
But the endless maze of PTA's
and queus and station wagons
And cuttin' grass and highly
mortgaged homes
Drove me from the lovin' arms I
otherwise would die for
And make me seek a purpose of my own
meanwhile back in Cleveland life goes on