walked the sidewalks of san francisco spent the night in a town called weed soaked up the sun on mission street filled up the day in chinatown it s been said before but it s worth saying no one could dream a place like california it s written before but it s worth repeating no one could dream a place like california walking along downtown l a streets sidewalk homes of makeshift shanties recall the sight of the old growth standing thinking of a dark encinitas morning it s been said before but it s worth saying no one could dream a place like california it s been written before but it s worth repeating no one could dream a place like california conjunto station stranded on the freeway the road sign schoolbus cultural landscape making way through mountains and desert eastbound daybreak carrying it all back home it s been said before but it s worth saying no one could dream a place like california it s been written before but it s worth repeating no one could dream a place like california