Bye, Bye Illinois

[Verse]

Spend my pesos, in San Diego

Smiling manatees, in Los Angeles

I've danced a disco, in San Francisco

Lost all I had to lose, out in Santa Cruz

Traveled all across this crazy state

Where dreams are born

Stars, they fade, and all that I can say is

I don't ever wanna leave

Been up and down, highway 1

Soaking up that Cali sun

Did a lot, but I'm not done

This is the life for me

[Chorus]

So bye, bye Illinois

I've exchanged my 2% for milk that's made with soy

Bye, bye Lake Michigan

Now the deep blue sea

Is what this little girl is fishing in

Please expect a post card

Wish you wouldn't take it so hard

You'll always have a spot in my heart

[Verse]

I smoked a mendo, in Sacramento

Planned this plan of mine, out in Anaheim

Wrote a little ditty, in Kettleman City

Wasted my nights away, in San Jose

I've been up and down, the interstate

Seen a couple rainy days

But all that I can say is

I don't ever wanna leave

Had my share of west coast fun

Drinking in that Cali sun

Did a lot, but I'm not done

This is the life for me

[Chorus]

So bye, bye Illinois

I've exchanged my 2% for milk that's made with soy

Bye, bye lake Michigan

Now the deep blue sea

Is what this little girl is fishing in

Please expect a post card

Wish you wouldn't take it so hard

You'll always have a spot in my heart