[Intro — airy vocal] (Ooh…) (Ahh…) California… (California…) [Verse 1] Pacific in the distance Golden on the road Windows down, we’re weightless Nowhere else to go [Pre-Chorus — whispered] Let it roll… Let it roll… Into the blue… [Chorus] California dreaming Under open skies California dreaming Where the ocean meets the light (Ooh…) (Take me there…) [Floating Break] California… Dreaming… Dreaming… (Ooh-ahh…) (Ooh-ahh…) [Instrumental — 25–30 sec] Warm pads, soft guitar swells, rolling bass, gentle percussion, distant ocean waves [Build — fragmented vocal] Slowly… Higher… Further… Into the light… [Final Chorus — expansive] California dreaming Under open skies California dreaming Where the ocean meets the light California… Dreaming… (Ooh…) (Ahh…) [Outro — fading] Into the blue… California… Dreaming…
