Well, I’m holding on, yeah, I'm holding it all in
When it all goes wrong you just can't win.
I can’t stand another sunrise and I need a little rain
Well, the angels left this city and they won’t be back again.

Now I’m leaving California and I’ll never look back.
I took a picture for you but I painted it black.
One more dream around [bad word] away drive,
Now there's one less burned out star in the sky,
Leaving California tonight.

There's a broken dream in Santa Monica, [bad word] night,
And that old movie, well, it’s got in my way tonight,
And the lights are in the rear view and the stars up in the sky
And I don’t know where I’m going, baby, but it’s time to say goodbye.

Now I’m leaving California and I’ll never look back.
I took a picture for you but I painted it black.
One more dream around [bad word] away drive,
Now there's one less burned out star in the sky,
Leaving California tonight.

I've got a one way ticket, I’m a rolling stone,
I’m a goodbye kiss and then I’m going, going, gone.
Like wind, like fire, like rain,
Know I’m [bad word] back again.

‘Cause I’m leaving California and I’ll never look back.
I took a picture for you but I painted it black.
One more dream around [bad word] away drive,
Now there's one less burned out star in the sky,
Leaving California,

Now I’m leaving California and I’ll never look back.
I took a picture for you but I painted it black.
One more dream around [bad word] away drive,
Now there's one less burned out star in the sky,
Leaving California tonight