California (Let Her Go)

[Verse 1]
Small town boy, small town girl
We got married in a small town church in Oklahoma
Country days, country nights
But she hungered for the city lights

[Pre-Chorus]
So we packed our bags
And headed for the sun
LA waited for us
Life had just begun

[Chorus]
California
Can't remember when love died
But it died in California
In the warm sunshine
California
You don't need her
Won't you let her go?
Then we can go away

[Verse 2]
Movie stars, topless bars
Sure is different than the life we had in Oklahoma
I said go, she said no
And I knew that California had her sold

[Pre-Chorus]
Like a flower
She had blossomеd in the sun
And too late
I wished that wе had never come

[Chorus]
California
Can't remember when love died
But it died in California
In the warm sunshine
California
You don't need her
Won't you let her go?
Then we can go away

[Outro]
California
You don't need her
Won't you let her go?
California
We don't need her
Won't you let her go
California