All the couples on the beach are tellin' me Oh, take me home I will stand here star-gazing so I might See a glimpse of someone like you Sunset in Southern California, ah-ah Where the light is low, it's reaching for the night Sunset in Southern California In the distance, there's the light of San Diego Where the morning seems so far, so far away Oh Lord, take me home And the sea so purple tells me about you My love, as you are in a Sunset in Southern California, ah-ah Where the light is low, it's reaching for the night Sunset in Southern California In the distance, there's the light of San Diego The roaring of the sea Will tell you about me I'm not so far away, I'm so much like you My story is come to an end I liked you as a friend But now it's so much more Oh, how I love you Sunset in Southern California, ah-ah Where the light is low, it's reaching for the night Sunset in Southern California In the distance, there's the light of San Diego Sunset in Southern California, ah-ah Where the light is low, it's reaching for the night Sunset in Southern California In the distance, there's the light of San Diego (ooh) In the distance, there's the light of San Diego (ooh) And the light is telling me how much I miss you