. All the leaves are brown And the sky is grey I went for a walk On a winter's day I'd be safe and warm If I was in L.A. California dreamin' On such a winter's day I stopped into a church I passed along the way Well, I got down on my knees And I began to pray You know the preacher takes the cold He knows I'm gonna stay California dreamin' On such a winter's day All the leaves are brown And the sky is grey I went for a walk On a winter's day If I didn't tell him I could leave today California dreamin' On such a winter's day On such a winter's day On such a winter's day .