Driven through the canyons I was Dazzled by the mountains and we didn't go very far Close enough to heaven if you Climb up on a mansion you too can swing like a star
I tried to get inside I bought a Ticket with my pride and I was gone right out of my head I went out for a ride to go Across a great divide and I ended up at home instead
California I thought I should see Now I'm back home, yeah With twelve little pieces of me
I was just a passenger a Rider on the tremors that were shaking all our beds at night A visitor a stranger thought I Might pass for a regular if I just kept out of the lights
Tore my heart out from my chest Mixed it up in my mind with the best freshest pieces of my soul Chose the ones I loved the most Drove 'em all down to the coast Threw 'em in a big black hole
California I thought I should see Now I'm back home, yeah With twelve little pieces of me California I dreamed I would find Some kinda sorta pick-me-up I got twelve little pieces of my mind
