《 Now and forever - Richard Marx 》( Feb 8, 1972(南加州從來不下雨)Got on board a westbound seven forty-seven搭上西行的七四七客機Didn't think before deciding what to do在決定以前，並未仔細思考Oh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies噢！電視和電影裡都說那裡機會很多Rang true, sure rang true傳言就要成真了Seems it never rains in southern California南加州似乎從來不下雨Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before好像從前就常常聽到這種說法It never rains in California南加州從來不下雨But girl don't they warn ya但是女孩，沒人會警告你It pours, man it pours大雨下著，傾盆而下Out of work, I'm out of my head失去工作，我茫然失措Out of self respect, I'm out of bread失去尊嚴，三餐不繼I'm underloved, I'm underfed沒人關心，營養不良I wanna go home我想回家It never rains in California南加州從來不下雨But girl don't they warn ya但是女孩，沒人會警告你It pours, man it pours其實是下著大雨，傾盆而下Will you tell the folks back home回家鄉後，可否請你告訴父老們I nearly made it我就快成功了Had offers but don't know which one to take機會很多，卻不知該怎麼抉擇Please don't tell them how you found me請別告訴他們你是如何找到我的Don't tell them how you found me別告訴他們你是如何找到我的Give me a break, give me a break饒了我，請饒了我Crazy World/小馬編輯
