I don't think the Mamas & The Papas sang this, tho it sure is their type of thing.
I think it means that the people in CA live in denial, they swear it never rains, it's always sunny and lovely; but the truth is, it DOES rain. The rain however is a metaphor: people are just as miserable in CA as anywhere else, but they hide it better.
Having lived in CA for 27 years now, and a native New Yorker, I see the song this way because that is the way I see Californians.
I don't think the Mamas & The Papas sang this, tho it sure is their type of thing.
I think it means that the people in CA live in denial, they swear it never rains, it's always sunny and lovely; but the truth is, it DOES rain. The rain however is a metaphor: people are just as miserable in CA as anywhere else, but they hide it better.
Having lived in CA for 27 years now, and a native New Yorker, I see the song this way because that is the way I see Californians.