Goin’ Cali Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1]
Well, he'd been hearin' too many voices and feelin' a little off-track
Like there was something big pressin' down on his back
And so he called up his friends and they said, "Come on out west
It's a place where a man can really feel his success"

[Verse 2]
So he pulled his heart and soul down off the shelf
And packed them next to the faith that he'd lost in himself
Said his goodbyes and when the dirty work was done
He turned his wheels into the fading sun

[Verse 3]
For seven days and nights like a black-top bird he sped
Maintained radio silence 'cept for in his head
And just like his folks did back in '69
He crossed the border at Needles and heard the promised land on the line

[Verse 4]
Now where the Transcontinental dumps into the sea
There's a bar made up to look like 1963
Girl in the corner eyed him like a hungry dog a bone
As he brushed the desert dust off that Mercedes chrome
Bartender said, "Hey, how's it hangin', tiger?"
He had a shot of tequila, smiled, and whispered "lighter"