Starin' out my window
Watchin' the clouds go by
I wonder what they look like from the other side

Tell me where the wind blows
'Cause I'm tryna catch a ride
I don't know where I'm goin'
But I see it in my mind

California poppies don't die
They just turn into butterflies
And baby, if I run away
I'll come back in the summertime
I wish I could say that it wasn't goodbye
I could just stare at your big brown eyes
California poppies don't die
They just turn into butterflies

Drivin' after midnight
Do I cross your mind? (Do I cross your mind?)
Underneath the street lights
Hollywood and Vine

Tell me where the wind blows
'Cause I'm tryna catch a ride
I don't know where I'm goin'
But I see it in my mind

California poppies don't die
They just turn into butterflies
And, baby, if I run away
I'll come back in the summertime
I wish I could say that it wasn't goodbye (Goodbye)
I could just stare at your big brown eyes
California poppies don't die
They just turn into butterflies

It's alright, under rainbow skies
If I could turn back time

California poppies don't die
They just turn into butterflies
And, baby, if I run away (Baby, if I run away)
I'll come back in the summertime (In the summertime)
I wish I could say that it wasn't goodbye (Goodbye)
I could just stare at your big brown eyes
California poppies don't die
They just turn into butterflies (Turn into butterflies)

They just turn into butterflies
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh