The red-tail hawk writes songs across the sky
There's music in the waters flowing by
And you can hear a song each time the wind sighs
In the golden rolling hills of California
In the golden rolling hills of California

It's been so long, love, since you said goodbye
My cabin's been as lonesome as a cry
But there's comfort in the clouds drifting by
In the golden rolling hills of California
In the golden rolling hills of California

Yes, a neighbor came today to lend a hand
And he saw I’d fixed the road as best I can
There’s just some things that need a man’s hand
In the golden rolling hills of California
In the golden rolling hills of California

The red-tail hawk writes songs across the sky
There's music in the waters flowing by
And you can hear a song each time the wind sighs
In the golden rolling hills of California
In the golden rolling hills of California