California

It's like the Devil's sittin' on my shoulder

And he keeps tellin' me just 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 surroundin' me

Trying to escape these demons

But I feel like they keep houndin' me

Friends talkin' down on me

Mama said she's proud of me

Stayin' at the chamber

And snorting 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 nothin', it's amazin'

All of 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 thing you know

They tryna 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 the Devil's sittin' on my shoulder

And he keeps tellin' me just 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

In California

Every day I awake

Hit my knees and start to pray

Tryna find the words to say

But so much sin is in the way

What does it take

Just 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 thing you know

I'm learnin' things that I never knew

Next thing you know

I'm doin' 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 God, I feel I 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 the Devil's sittin' on my shoulder

And he keeps tellin' me just 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

In California

Smokin' weed

Just let me be

I'm tryna 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 tryna 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 the Devil's sittin' on my shoulder

And he keeps tellin' me just 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

In California