Well I flew in on a plane yesterday 
Nose pressed to the glass, I watched us come into the bay 
And then I asked myself why I left this place 
Seeking solace in a change but now it's changed my face 
And I know 
They'll say 
There's something to be said for trying out new things 
But I know 
I'll say 
Something I've been missing here along the way 
Oh yeah 

But there's just something 'bout coming home to California 
Yeah there's something 'bout coming home 

And it's so hot outside that I could fry an egg 
But I'm eating Taco Bell and gettin' high instead 
My eyes spread wide I smoke a cigarette 
Watch the sun roll by with nothing in my head 
And I know 
They'll say 
Something to be said for curiosity 
And I know 
I'll say 
I'll save my west coast dreaming for some other day 
Oh yeah 

Because there's something 'bout coming home to California 
Yeah there's something 'bout coming home to California 
I said there's something 'bout coming home to California 
Oh there's something 'bout coming home 
Yeah 

I said, I said 
There's something in the way you move 
Something in the Daily News 
And there's something in the air I breathe 
Something in the things I see 
And there's something in these orange walls 
The Northern California falls 
There's something in the clothes she wears 
And something in the way she stares at you 

Oh and I'm so far away from home and I need it 
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah 

Because there's something 'bout coming home to California 
Yeah there's something 'bout coming home to California 
Oh there's something 'bout coming home to California 
There's something 'bout going home