California

It's like a devil sittin on my shoulder

And he keeps telling me to come over

And I can't think straight cause I ain't sober

I only do cocaine in California

In California in California in California

And I'm a long way from home right now

Lord please just keep surrounding me

Tryin to escape these demons

But I feel like they keep houndin me

Friends talkin down to me

Mama says she's proud of me

Stayin at the chamber and

Snortin lines on the balcony

And for some reason I keep thinkin about jumpin man

I can't believe I'm thinkin this way

I came from nothing it's amazin

All of the sudden everybody's lovin him

Wasn't long ago that he was stayin

At the Budget Inn

Came to Hollywood

He ain't know what a budget is

Next thang you know they tryin to fuck him out

His publishin

These white lines have him feelin like

The light's lime

They sayin that he's next

He's waitin it's the right time

It's like a devil sittin on my shoulder

And he keeps telling me to come over

And I can't think straight cause I ain't sober

I only do cocaine in California

In California in California in California

And I'm a long way from home right now

Everyday I awake hit my knees

And start to pray try to find the words to say

But so much sin is in the way

What does it take

To make it in this scandalous game

I ain't got no umbrella

I just stand in the rain

Man it takes a strong mind

Just to handle the fame

Willin to destroy anything

That stand in the way

Next thang you know

I'm learnin thangs that I never knew

Next thang you know

I'm doing thangs I said I'd never do

For good times man it's all about a good vibe

I'm so high I swear to good I feel a could fly

Walkin out the rainbow room

High as I ever been

Told Jackie Chan I can't believe

They finally let us in

It's like a devil sittin on my shoulder

And he keeps telling me to come over

And I can't think straight cause I ain't sober

I only do cocaine in California

In California in California in California

And I'm a long way from home right now

Smokin weed - just let me be

I'm tryin to buy my soul back

Will they set me free

I got fake friends now

I know we'll never talk

Again - if my mother fuckin record blops

So I just keep on tryin to build this from

The ground up

Wasn't long ago that I was really weighin pounds up

Really from the streets

So keep that pussy shit from round us

And roll some good weed

Somebody pour that crown up

It's like a devil sittin on my shoulder

And he keeps telling me to come over

And I can't think straight cause I ain't sober

I only do cocaine in California

In California in California in California

And I'm a long way from home right now