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After making the California trip, or living there for a while. not everybody wants to stay. These are a few songs with lyrics about leaving the state, or wanting to leave, taken from the main list of songs that mention California. I'll leave out songs about leaving L.A. (which could be a list in itself) or some other place in the state, unless it appears that the singer is leaving the whole state instead of just moving to another part of it. Stories about people or businesses leaving California have become a staple of the news and social media and anyone who wants to disparage the state for its high cost of living or its "unfriendly" business environment, but most of these songs are about leaving the state for more personal reasons.
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| Artist (with links to comments and lyrics) |
Song Title (click the link to listen to the song)
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| The Babylon Bee |
California Fleein' |
| The Babylon Bee |
I Wish We All Could Leave California |
| The Band CAMINO |
California (Live at El Rey Theatre) |
| Bee Gees |
Massachusetts |
| Big Al Blake (featuring Fred Kaplan) |
Leavin' California |
| Boys Like Girls |
Leaving California |
| Cake |
Bound Away |
| Vanessa Carlton |
Dear California |
| Chappell Roan |
California |
| Cherry Ghost |
Sacramento |
| Guy Clark |
L.A. Freeway |
| Luke Combs |
Where the Wild Things Are |
| Danny |
Adios California |
| Das Kope |
LAX |
| Gregory Dwayne |
When You Say California |
| Eminem |
Say Goodbye to Hollywood |
| Goodnight, Texas |
California You're A Hole In My Heart |
| Merle Haggard & Leona Williams |
It's Cold In California |
| Beth Hart |
L.A. Song (Out of This Town) |
| PJ Harvey and John Parish |
Leaving California |
| John Hiatt |
Adios to California |
| Jolie Holland |
Goodbye California |
| Ray Wylie Hubbard (featuring Steve Earle) |
Hellbent for Leather |
| Billy Joel |
Say Goodbye to Hollywood |
| Angie K |
Leave California |
| Gladys Knight & the Pips |
Midnight Train to Georgia |
| KO |
Leaving California |
| Laufey (featuring Philharmonia Orchestra) |
California and Me |
| Rebecca Loebe |
California |
| Sandra Lynn |
Hey California |
| Maroon 5 |
Leaving California |
| Seth Menne |
California (Marry Me) |
| Father John Misty |
Leaving L.A. |
| Madeileine Peyroux |
California Rain |
| Liz Phair |
California (Also titled "Why I Left California) |
| Jack Shields |
Leaving California |
| Susan Raye |
L.A. International Airport |
| Billy Joe Shaver |
L.A. Turnaround |
| Shawn Smith |
Leaving California |
| Stroke 9 |
California |
| Kiefer Sutherland |
Goodbye California |
| James Taylor |
Honey Don't Leave L.A. |
| Jim Weatherly |
Midnight Plane to Houston |
| X |
Los Angeles |
