California, girl you had a good ride.

Hot days when you could never catch a cold breeze.

Santa Ana’s blowin right across the red lines.

They put a freeway through your front yard slowly

Glamorous and ignorant’s a sad dance.

The angry faces on Rodeo screamin’, eyes wide.

Down Exposition, sun settin’ rather fast.

The last gasp desperation of their white pride.

Yeah, well it was one of those days. Thinking how we still so far.

Mulholland with the window rolled down.Take a look at how we fell so hard.

“The coast is lookin’ better”, she says.

Let’s get away because the cops are crazy.

I love my city though she can be cruel, but she could never fall asleep without her boyfriend.

Mid-city but you feel a whole state away.

And all the ghosts of ’92 are in the street signs.

The pretty neighborhoods where they used to stay away.

So out of reach now there’s a Tesla under street lights.

Tent city everywhere and all around.

Roll up your window, hit the gas, and look the other way.

All the things you loved about it quickly coming down.

I’m gonna stick it out, you know I’ll never run away.

I’ve gotta see it through .

Yeah, well it was one of those days. Thinking how we still so far.

Up in the canyon with the window rolled down. Take a look at how we fell so hard.

“The coast is lookin’ better”, she says.

Let’s get away because the cops are crazy.

I love my city though she can be cruel, but she could never fall asleep without her boyfriend.

Drivin’ on the freeway, with the headlights low.

And you be listenin’ to what Sly say, “there’s a riot goin’ on”.

Just drivin’ on the freeway, with the headlights low.

Yeah, well it was one of those days. Thinking how we still so far.

Mulholland with the window rolled down.Take a look at how we fell so hard.

“The coast is lookin’ better”, she says.

Let’s get away because the cops are crazy.

I love my city though she can be cruel, but she could never fall asleep without her boyfriend.

C’mon.

You know the valley summer’s just so cruel, but she would never run away without her boyfriend…