Like a sound you hear that lingers in your ear But you can't forget from sundown to sunset, na-na It's all in the air, you hear it everywhere No matter what you do, it's gonna *** a hold on you California soul California soul You see the sun comes up every morning And if you listen, oh, so carefully The winds that ride on the high tide Whistles a mellow beat So the people started to sing And that's how the surf gave birth, I'm told To California soul California soul When you hear the beat, you wanna pat your feet And you got to move, cause it's really such a groove now It's a brand new kind of thinking in your mind And you can't go wrong, cause you're grooving all day long California soul California soul We have a melody and a beat, y'all But it didn't seem complete, yes Until they saw two lovers kissing, oh, sure They knew just what was missing So happy they were rocking and feeling Because they had added that loving feeling To California soul California soul But as we're getting ready The sound you hear that lingers in your ear Oh, it doesn't get much better Than the morning to the sunset It's in the air, it's in the air Oh, it's going great