Any mention of the coast I think of you the most Before shell or sea or sand Before salty air or suntan It was a year ago today You were showing me the way So I would not miss a thing Where to eat or drink Or play But because I would not be true Gotta find other things to do California belongs to you It belongs to you Guess I did ask for a sign But I did not expect to find It in the shape of a long tall man With that mirror In his hand What I saw I could not unsee That the evil one is me One bite or two or three And then I run away again No I never could be true Gotta find other things to do California belongs to you It belongs to you No I never could be true Gotta find other things to do California belongs to you It belongs to you