Me, I´m from a different type of left land, old wild west land Nosebleeds, palm trees, and tumbleweeds rustling Outsiders say it´s happy here, but it´s depressing
Too many pretty faces catching my attention So I look at them, remind myself in the smudged glass That pretty isn´t everything, you punk ass. Always hard to see past the surface, when it looks so perfect But our eyes will disguise dirt on purpose, you listening ? I grew up here, under the sun In grade school I was the odd one out of the bunch And I don´t mean I was the kid to eat bugs for lunch, I was the one who wasn´t coming from where they´re coming from I speak poetically, and never pride my ignorance, but this California shit is rigorous They say it´s happy here, happiness is figurative,
I´m happy ´cause of me, doesn´t matter where I´m living
If the sun was God, I´d be covered in faith, If the ocean was the devil, I´d be covered in hate I´m so west coast, it´s a goddamn shame I´m so west coast, it´s a goddamn shame
I´m waking up underneath sheets, naked still sweating Slept in late so everybody else is ready My friend called up, he said, « Hurry up, buddy, it´s almost sundown already. » So I hopped up, I went and washed up, I ate some pasta, then I gave my mom hugs And then I thought, « Uh, it´s gonna be a pretty nice night. »
But pretty isn´t everything, right ?
Golden state mind, I´m taking my time Plain white shirt, and a skinny black tie My top let down when I get picked up P.C.H. so California Maybe they were right; happiness is a warm gun But before you shoot, please warn us Life is too fun, California will you marry me ? Let God be the sun and in the ocean they shall bury me
If the sun was God, I´d be covered in faith, If the ocean was the devil, I´d be covered in hate I´m so west coast, it´s a goddamn shame I´m so west coast, it´s a goddamn shame I´m so west coast, it´s a goddamn shame