Lately, I've been low
Things been moving slow
Could not tell you why
Maybe too much paradise

Something came calling
And I knew this time I had to go
California
I don't even know you
And you've taken me away from home

Old magnolia
I'll never get over you
Feeling's running straight to my bones

Someday I'll be coming home
Someday I'll be coming home
With a cast iron soul

It was a winding mountain road
Where the sun shines and the air is cold
Another tired town
Where them old folks hang around

They look me in the eye
And try to pass me down what they know
California
I don't even know you
And you've taken me away from home

Old magnolia
I'll never get over you
Feeling's running straight to my bones

Someday I'll be coming home
Someday I'll be coming home
With a cast iron soul

I can see the water
I can taste the sea
Keep on moving farther
From where I need to be

California
I don't even know you
And you've taken me away from home
Old magnolia
I'll never get over you
Feeling's running straight to my bones