All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
I’ve been for a walk (I’ve been for a walk)
On a winters day (on a winters 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 winters 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 winters day.
All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
I’ve been for a walk (I’ve been for a walk)
On a winters day (on a winters day)
If I didn’t tell her (if I didn’t tell her)
I could leave today(I could leave today)
California dreamin’ (California dreamin’)
On such a winters day.
California dreaming on such a winters day
California dreaming on such a winters day.
1965 – John & Michelle Phillips – Performed by The Mamas & the Papas
– Album: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears