From the recording The Best
Inspired by the allure of California’s coast, its natural beauty and the iconic image of a free-spirited California Girl.
Lyrics
A California Girl ©2026 J.J. Shea
If you see Dawn dreaming
On a California evening
Best leave nature’s girl alone.
Cause when that girl is dreaming
Rest assured she’s leaving
The city lost angels call home.
CHORUS (part 1):
She’s a California girl
Not an L.A. woman.
She’s been around the world in her mind.
From Sydney to New York,
London to L.A.
She leaves the big cities behind.
CHORUS (part 2):
She’s a California girl
Not an L.A. woman.
The desert is paradise to her.
She’s rather ride the open road,
Than window shop streets of gold.
Mother Nature stands by her side.
She’s a California girl.
When you see Dawn rising
California’s horizon
Calls nature’s girl to the sea.
So when that girl is rising
She opens her eyes and
Knows where her spirit should be.
Bridge:
She’ll have fun, fun, fun
Under the coastal sun.
Wake up, California Girl.
REPEAT CHORUS (parts 1 & 2)
She’s a California Girl.