Oh California

it could be the Christmas season

why I want to get away

and just lately for no reason

I've been thinking of LA

there's a place called Laurel Canyon

where Houdini still has fun

I've been dying for some action

and a little bit of sun

let's catch a plane to California

there are clouds about to break

we'll take the first flight in the morning

won't that make a great escape

it hardly rains in California

we could stay there for a while

and if it doesn't make us happy

we could always fake a smile

oh, California

we can go and visit Joni

in her mansion in Bel Air

will she still be painting only

does she still have angel hair

she has turned her back on romance

so she lives there on her own

we could ask about Alberta

if she ever misses home

home

let's catch a plane to California

there are clouds about to break

we'll take the first flight in the morning

won't that make a great escape

it hardly rains in California

we could stay there for a while

and if it doesn't make us happy

we could always fake a smile

oh, California