When the lights go down in the California town
People are in for the evenin'
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My heart beatin' time with my breathin'

Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there turnin' music into gold

Well my buddy, Jim Bass, he's a-workin' pumpin' gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans
Sings rock and roll in the shower

Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there turnin' music into gold

Ah, the California girls are the greatest in the world
Each one's a song in the makin'
Singin' rock to me, I can hear the melody
The story is there for the takin'

Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there, turnin' music into gold

Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there, turnin' music into gold

When the lights go down in the California town
People are in for the evenin'
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My heart beatin' time with my breathin'

Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
There's people out there turnin' music into gold
Flyin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul

People out there turnin' music into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold, oh yeah

People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold

People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold
People out there turnin' music into gold, into gold