Lyric discussion by Susan_The_BassPlaye 

Cover art for California Stars lyrics by Billy Bragg and Wilco

Bead Beeman,

Yours is an interesting interpretation. But I don't think that there's anything hidden beneath this song. I simply think it's about a time (before smog) when a young romantic man would just lie on his back on a hillside, stargaze, and think of his true love.