I was so down
I was empty
At the bottom
Counting pennies
Life hadn't turned out
Even close to what I planned
I was lonely
Feeling awful
Hitting too hard
On the bottle
I was a shell of
What you'd call a broken man
All of the magazines say
There's a place that is magical
Where all your dreams will be made
You can have it all
In California
Everyone's a star
In California
Be just who you are
In California
You'll get it all
Was a new man
On a mission
Had a grand plan
And ambition
All of my dreams were waiting
On THE OTHER SIDE
As I pulled in L.A.
They were toasting the day
That I finally came
With the finest champagne
We've all just been
Waiting here
For you
You can have it all
In California
Everyone's a star
In California
Be just who you are
In California
It has it all
I always thought
It'd be so hard
All I had to do
Was travel far
Now I'm a star
You can have it all
In California
Everyone's a star
In California
Be just who you are
Yeah, California
Has it all
You just gotta get
To California
It's all you gotta do
'Cuz in California
We're all stars
You're a star
Here you are
Yeah, here we are