Running from the night
I drove miles away to finally feel alone
There's no morn in sight
But the desert lights could lead the way back home

I'm in the moment, living undercover
Painting on each other
All the colors, I can't get enough
California dreaming's never what it seems
But here it comes, I know what I must do now

I need it (da-da, da-da-da)
I feel it (da-da, da-da-da)
I see it (da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da)
I know it (da-da, da-da-da)
I own it (da-da, da-da-da)
I show it (da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da)

Give me paradise
I'll eclipse the stars and fall like once before
I'm like Aphrodite
And it's fine to only know the things I know

I'm in the moment, living undercover
Painting on each other
All the colors, I can't get enough
California dreaming's never what it seems
But here it comes, I know what I must do now

I need it (da-da, da-da-da)
I feel it (da-da, da-da-da)
I see it (da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da)
I know it (da-da, da-da-da)
I own it (da-da, da-da-da)
I show it (da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da)

I'm feeling dramatic
I like the moon and the magic of this
Oh, I, Oh, I, I-
I'm feeling dramatic
I like the moon and the magic of this
Oh, I, Oh, I, I-

Copyright: Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): Carly Rae Jepsen, Luke A. C. Niccoli, Tavish Joseph Crowe