Passing 'round a fifth where the cops couldn't find us
Sneakin' prime times just to catch a midnight buzz
Burnin' that gas 'til the last truck was runnin' on fumes

Cotton on a limb by the Honey Run River
Jordans on the bank while you're jumpin' in with her
And talking them six strings and it gettin' me out there soon

All them days were like waves
Yeah, they rolled, didn't know just how fast they would go
All them nights, paradise
We were young, we were dumb, burning hot like the sun
And you can't put a price on the good times that never get old
California gold
California gold

Can't beat the view or the girls or the weather
Ain't it a shame you can't stay young forever?
Those three little words almost turned this Honda around
Wonder what she's doing now

All them days were like waves
Yeah, they rolled, didn't know just how fast they would go
All them nights, paradise
We were young, we were dumb, burning hot like the sun
And you can't put a price on the good times that never get old
California gold
California gold

Always right there in the back of my mind
Them take-you-back-home roads get to rewinding
Me right back to that old silver lining

All them days were like waves
Yeah, they rolled, didn't know just how fast they would go
All them nights, paradise
We were young, we were dumb, burning hot like the sun
And you can't put a price on the good times that never get old
California gold
California gold

California gold
Whoa, yeah
California gold