We were sick and tired of Buffalo Tired of freezin' and shovelin' snow So we packed it up and moved out to the coast To find us a house in California Something at the beach or Hollywood 3 or 4 bedrooms sound real good Don't have to have a pool or a veranda Just a simple little house in California Banker said son "what do you do" I play guitar down at the rendezvous He said "boy you need to be a big time actor or a corporate lawyer" If you want to buy a house in California It don't snow and it don't rain And everyday looks the same But before you pack your things let me warn ya' It's the land of milk and honey But you better have good money If you're looking for a house in California I got three jobs, my wife's got two The kid is flippin' burgers at the local drive thru We're all doin' everything we can We're saving for a house in California Then one day things started shakin' Sky went dark and the earth was quaking Then over night it became alarmin' How the prices dropped on a house in California Well it needs a roof and it needs a plumber Yeah, yeah it's a real fixer upper Friends back east said somebody shoulda warned ya' But I finally got my house in California It don't snow and it don't rain And everyday looks the same But before you pack your things let me warn ya' It's the land of milk and honey But you better have good money If you're looking for a house in California