When you say good-bye to California Could I follow you? Could I follow you then? Could I reach you then? When you say good-bye to California And eternal Spring Good-bye eternal Spring and every little thing And every little thing And I think of you with ten silver slide trombones And I think of you with ten silver slide trombones Merle Haggard's playing on the radio The songs of Bakersfield And you're already far away When you say good-bye to California What's the world coming to? When you say good-bye to California What's the world coming to? What's the world coming to?