going out to California
gonna let the water warm my clothes
I’m alone but I'm not lonely
gonna trade the weather for the Western coast
...
Sunset Boulevard will strip for money
Mulholland is a long drag for the lonely hearts
and down along the Imperial Valley
runs a river of homelessness and cinema stars
...
so I will work at what work finds me,
and I will take what comfort I can get;
I'll be back when I’m good and ready
California doesn’t seem to think I'm ready yet