California

My ex-best friend joined a cult

She turned into a pillar of salt

In the California desert sun

People here never age

They get younger everyday

And melt away like acid on a tongue

Shaking hands with someone's dad

Who's sleeping with an undergrad

Knowing that it probably turned him on

Walking on the walk of fame

Stepping on the famous names

Waiting for my chance to get walked on

If you can't be happy here

You won't be happy anywhere

The road is gold and the weather's gorgeous

There's no place like California

Forest lawn cemetery

I know where the stars are buried

You won't see too many in the sky

But you'll find them eating goat cheese salad at

Marmalade in Calabasas

Someday soon they'll look me in the eye

My best friend died and saw the light

And when they brought her back to life

I asked her if she saw the other side

And she said, "Yeah, it was a peaceful place

Heaven is real and hell is fake

But no one compares to the city of angels"

If you can't be happy here

You won't be happy anywhere

The road is gold and the weather's gorgeous

There's no place like California

There's no place like California

If you can't be happy here

You won't be happy anywhere

We're acting like we can afford it

But we're all broke in California

If you can't be happy here

You won't be happy anywhere

The road is gold and the weather's gorgeous

There's no place like California

The road is gold and the weather's gorgeous

There's no place like California