Slow day, streets are on fire Hey friend, it's been a long while Back down to the pier last summer Turn around, go back to California again ♪ She'll still be waiting there for you, California Where all the people have returned I guess you'll have to take her word She'll never turn her back on you Dead in the water And now I wish that I had stayed The stars are never gonna fade How could I ever face myself again if I let you down? Firefly trapped in a jar in Tennessee Avoid the long-distance breakdown Jump the California faultline Hey, you're just in time for the rain Dream, baby, dream She'll still be waiting there for you, California Where all the people have returned I guess you'll have to take her word She'll never turn her back on you Dead in the water And all the wishes that you made Her stars are never gonna fade How could I ever face myself again if I let you down? ♪ She'll still be waiting there, California Where all the people have returned I guess you'll have to take her word (California) Like a long lost forgotten road Wake up now we're going home Dream, baby, dream Dream, baby, dream California Dream, baby, dream Hey