Remember when we used to laugh where the summer grass would grownRacing through the orange grooves, the ocean light reflecting in your eyesnBut now you’re so far from here, I hope this letter brings you near.nWhat we had in our CalifornianI’m still here and I’m waiting for you, CalifornianI remember starlight skies, where the palm trees tower highnLay our backs down on the sand, watch the golden moonbeams orbit roundnBut we were so much younger then and I have weathered different seasons.nIf I get back to California, nUntil then I’ll be thinking of you,nWhat we had in our California, CalifornianI wish I would have known, that you’re not coming backnBut it’s not that simple because I didn’t want to hurt younBut you just left me in the cold without any warningnWell I’m a wife and mother now, that’s the life that I am living.nAnd I can’t go back to CalifornianYou say it’s too late but I still adore younNo we can’t go back but I’m thinking of younBut I can’t let go of our California, California, California