"California Dreamin'" — Beach Boys' version of the 1965 Mamas & the Papas classic. LA mythology from a different angle.
All the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
on a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm
if I was in L.A.
California dreamin'
(California dreamin'
on such a winter's day)
Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees
(got down on my knees)
and I pretend to pray
(I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher likes the cold
(preacher likes the cold)
He knows I'm gonna stay
(knows I'm gonna stay)
California dreamin'
(California dreamin'
on such a winter's day)
(Solo
Oo-oo-oo
All the leaves are brown
(all the leaves are brown)
and the sky is grey
(and the sky is grey)
I've been for a walk
(I've been for a walk)
on a winter's day
(on a winter's day)
I'd be safe and warm
(I'd be safe and warm)
if I was in L.A.
(if I was in L.A.)
California dreamin'
(California dreamin'
on such a winter's day)
California dreamin'...
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- Originally written and recorded by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas (1965). The Beach Boys' version acknowledges the shared mythology of California as a dreamscape.