She lived at the end of a little dirt road In a house where secrets go untold Barefoot in a cotton dress Dark hair in a tangled mess And a head full of crazy dreams She said I’m going to California A place where the sun always shines I’m going to California And I’m leaving everything behind You can’t help but feel a little bit touched When your daddy loves you a little too much You can wish on four leaf clovers But all the fields have been plowed over And there’s nothing left to do but fly away She said I’m going to California A place where the sun always shines I’m going to California And I’m leaving everything behind Stars burn like candles on that two-lane highway She made her wish, and disappeared on her 18th birthday And she said I’m going to California A place where the sun always shines I’m going to California And I’m leaving everything behind I’m going to California And I’m leaving everything behind Oh California I’m going to California Oh California Leaving it all behind California