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Going Back to California is an unreleased song by the Mountain Goats. A version of it was posted on Tumblr by John Darnielle on March 17, 2016 as part of a fundraiser for the Carolina Abortion Fund.[1]

Lyrics[]

Parked by a mansion with an airstrip
Sun rising up so crisp and bright
Old dudes holed up in their bunkers
Chasing down the light

Faster than a speeding bullet
Smart as a whip
Dead in a parking lot in Leesburg
This is it

Going back to California
Going back to California

Burned up jewelry at the inquest
Cold now to the touch
Last time I ever saw him
He told me how I drink too much

Feel like I'm gonna crumble
What will become of us?
Take two weeks to think about it
Get right back on the bus

Feel so bad, so afraid
Of the road up ahead

Going back to California
Going back to California

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]

  • "But I wrote to Scott Solter and I said, hey man, remember those songs about Ozzy and Black Sabbath we recorded last year, is it cool with you if I give one away? Because I have a whole crop of new songs now, the album of songs about Ozzy is probably gonna cobweb on my hard drive for a while. Scott said 'sure' so here... 'Going Back to California,' a song about the plane crash that killed Randy Rhoads, which happened right in the middle of a tour.... I’m very fond of these sad songs about Ozzy which will probably never see formal release, and am so happy to give this one a home in the world." -- John's Tumblr

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