A Couple Of Months Ago I Decided To Jet
To A Galaxy Far Far Away That I Didn′t Know Yet
Take A Trip Flip The ScriptGet Away From All The Bullshit

My Son Was Grown My Dog Had A Bone
For A Long Time My Soul Had Been M.I.A
All I Knew Was There Was Only One Place To Go
So I Packed My Bags And Flew To Califor-ni-a

They Say It's The Land Of Milk And Honey
The Land Of Opportunity
Not To Mention It′s Next To The Sea
And Later I Learned

It's A Land For Seekers
It's A Land For Seekers

And California
You Will Be Missed

When I Got To C.A. I Didn′t Know What To Expect
For The First Couple Weeks I Just Got Wrecked
But I Had Family And Friends That I Needed To See
So I Sent Up A Smoke Signal With Some Green

And Wouldn′t You Know One By One I Found My Fam
Everyone Was Cool To Hang, Hot Damn
There Was Nathan And Jen, J And B
Cousin Ginna, Cousin Tim, Brother Derek, Vicky

Made My Way From Downtown San Diego To Ocean Beach
Now I Got A Little Tip For Ya
You'll Get Your La Jollies At A Place Pronounced La-hoya
And The Coast Is Two-letter Acronyms All Ending In B

IB And OB And MB And PB And VB

And California
You Will Be Missed

From There I Headed Up To The Mind Fuck That Is L.A
Hooked Up With My Friend Billy
He Was Generous And Kind Made Me Laugh Until I Cried
Helped Me Out In More Ways Than I Can Count Because

Los Angeles Almost Killed Me At First
But Eventually I Figured It Out
That′s What It's All About
It′s All A Big Test To See If You're Going To Pout

So I Kept My Head Up And Thank Goodness For The Help
Without Bill, Without Roxanne, Without Mark, Without Cass
Without Gabe, Without Danika And Marie-Eve
I Never Would Have Made It, Those Angels Would Have Eaten Me Alive

And California
You Will Be Missed

Then I Was On To San Francisco To Where My Brother Roamed
And After 15 Years Apart He Made Me Feel Right At Home
It Was Expensive There But Like So Many I Fell In Love From The Start

I Remember My Mother Saying It′s Where She Left Her Heart
I Think Tony Sang That Part?

And Then Back To L.A. Where I Found A Place In The Hills
Recorded Some Songs And That Was Such A Thrill
There Was This Country Store Where Over Coffee I Wrote Down This Rag

I Spied A Cute Girl And Her Dog
But Before I Could Get Up The Courage
Another Guy Sat Down To Chat

Now As Far As This Sabbatical I Am Nearing The End
I've Run Through Most Of My Money, Not Even Sure If I Can Pay Rent
But Before I Go I've Got A Little More Time
To See A Few More Places, Hear A Few More Rhymes

For 18 Years I′ve Been Planning This Excursion
Because 19 Years Ago I Made A Little Person
The Place Was NYC, The Upper West Side
Where I Lived With My Girl, We Ate Chinese, And Drank Free Wine

Sometimes Inside I Feel Sad And Overwhelmed
That I Haven′t Achieved My Dreams Yet
But Through This Place And These Beautiful People I've Been Reminded
That My Family And My Friends And My Kid
Are The Best Things That I Ever Did

So To Chris, And Sarah, And Nick And Sarah, And Tim And Frank, And Maud
To Ben And Alex, And Ahmed, To Danika, Marie-Eve, And Todd

To Holly And Paul, Isabella, Carol, Julie, Morgan And Elena
To My Cousins, To My Brother, And Any I Might Have Forgot
To Jason And Billy, To The Whole Fuckin′ Lot

I Could Not Have Done It Without You
I Could Not Have Done It Without You
I Truly Love You All A Whole Whole Lot

California
California
California

You Will Be Missed