California dream (California dream) Ain't what it used to be I be rolling to California Every time I'm rolling to California I got so much, so mu- much, yeah Oh, better pack your bags, better get out fast Running from the California smoke and ash Everything's gone in the wink of an eye Yeah, the blood-shot sun on an orange sky Oh, can you hear the sounds? It's burning to the ground (listen) I can hear the sound When I be rolling through California I got so much on my mind, on my mind When I be rolling through California I got so much on my mind Oh, everything is charred property and cars Well, they tried to get away but they didn't get far The air quality is looking bad Everybody outside is wearing a mask Listen, can you hear the sound? It's burning to the ground Well, I can hear the sound When I be rolling through California I got so much on my mind When I be rolling through California I got so much on my mind Five years ago today It never was this way We used to laugh and point at Arizona While they played with their guns We laid out in the sun Oh, how heavenly our paradise was Oh, can you hear the sound? It's burning to the ground I can hear the sound When I be rolling The Golden State Oh, can you hear the sound? It's burning to the ground I can hear the sound When I be rolling through California I got so much on my mind Every time that I be rolling through California I got so much on my mind When I be rolling through California