way out west where i come from every single trunks got a sound system on the 15 singin my anthem california here i come i remember sittin on the beach beneath the stars singing to the lord a hymn of praise on my guitar its a good day to be from california shout three cheers for the golden state its a good day to be from california im going back to cali and i cant wait theres where i got my first tattoo thats the church where i heard the good news theres the school where i used to go thats where the tones played our first show theres the beach where we would go for dawn patrol wed paddle out through the freezing waves as they would roll and id float out on the ocean its like god pulled back the curtain i wanna go back by the train tracks in the soft sand and just sit back