Queen of California

John Mayer

Goodbye cold, goodbye rain
Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame
I'm headed out west with my headphones on
Boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul
And no one knows

I just found out her ghost left town
The Queen of California is stepping down, down

Hello beauty, hello strange
Hello wonder, what's your name?
Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung
After the gold rush of 1971

I just found out her ghost left town
The Queen of California is stepping down, down

If you see her say, "Hello"
Just don't tell me, "I told you so"
Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea
I gotta believe there's another color waiting on me
To set me free

I just found out her ghost left town
The Queen of California is stepping down, down, down
Get down


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    General CommentI'm pretty sure that the fifth line is "That no one knows" rather than "And no one knows". This would fit the interpretation that he's talking about getting away from his previous celebrity-style life in order to record a more authentic album, since it means that it's a song that know one knows; i.e. he's still working on it and it's at the stage where no one else has ever heard it.
    BobTheRhinoon November 07, 2013   Link

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