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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Katy Perry
Vocals
Tommie Sunshine
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Katy Perry
Songwriter
Lukasz Gottwald
Songwriter
Benjamin Levin
Songwriter
Bonnie McKee
Songwriter
Max Martin
Songwriter
Calvin Broadus
Songwriter
Joshua Coleman
Songwriter
Tor Erik Hermansen
Songwriter
Mikkel S. Eriksen
Songwriter
Ester Dean
Songwriter
Sandy Wilhelm
Songwriter
Tommie Sunshine
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tommie Sunshine
Remix Producer
Mark Verbos
Engineer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Greetings loved ones, let's take a journey
Yeah, the o-o-o-o-o-o-one
Uh-huh, baby, you're a California girl
[Verse 2]
Let's go all the way tonight, no regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I will be young forever
[Verse 3]
You make me feel like I'm livin' a
Teenage dream, the way you turn me on
I can't sleep, let's run away and
Don't ever look back, don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby, I believe
This is real, so take a chance and
Don't ever look back, don't ever look back
[Verse 4]
I'ma get your heart racing in my skin tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me in my skin tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
[Verse 5]
Yeah, I know a place
Where the grass is really greener
Warm, wet, and wild
There must be something in the water
You could travel the world
But nothin' comes close to the golden coast
Once you party with us, you'll be fallin' in love
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 6]
California girls, we're unforgettable
Daisy dukes, bikinis on top
Sun-kissed skin, so hot we'll melt your popsicle
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
California girls, we're undeniable
Fine, fresh, fierce, we got it on lock
West coast represent, now put your hands up
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 7]
In another life, I would be your girl
We'd keep all our promises, be us against the world
In another life, I would make you stay
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
The one that got away
The o-o-o-o-o-o-o-one, the one
The o-o-o-o-o-o-o-one, the one
The o-o-o-o-o-o-o-one, the one
In another life, I would make you stay
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
[Verse 8]
There's a stranger in my bed, there's a pounding in my head
Glitter all over the room, pink flamingos in the pool
I smell like a mini-bar, DJ's passed out in the yard
Barbies on the barbecue, this a hickie or a bruise?
Pictures of last night ended up online, I'm screwed, oh well
It's a blacked-out blur, but I'm pretty sure it ruled, damn
[Verse 9]
Last Friday night
Yeah, we danced on table tops, and we took too many shots
Think we kissed, but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah, we maxed our credit cards and got kicked out of the bars
So, we hit the boulevard
Last Friday night
We went streaking the park, skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law, always say we're gonna sto-op, oh
This Friday night, do it all again
T.G.I.F., T.G.I.F., T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F., T.G.I.F.
[Verse 10]
You're so hypnotizing
Could you be the devil, could you be an angel?
Your touch, magnetizing
Feels like I am floating, leaves my body glowing
They say be afraid
You're not like the others, futuristic lover
Different DNA
They don't understand you
You're from a whole 'nother world, a different dimension
You opened my eyes and I'm ready to go, lead me into the light
[Verse 11]
Kiss me, k-k-kiss me
Infect me with your love and fill me with your poison
Take me, ta-ta-take me
Wanna be your victim, ready for abduction
Boy, you're an alien, your touch so foreign
It's supernatural, extraterrestrial
[Verse 12]
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin?
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?
'Cause there's a spark in you
[Verse 13]
You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
[Verse 14]
'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go oh-oh-oh
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Boom, boom, boom, even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom, even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Written by: Benjamin Levin, Bonnie McKee, Brian Wilson, Calvin Broadus, Esther Renay Dean, Joshua Coleman, Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Mike Love, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sandy Vee, Sandy Wilhelm, Tor Erik Hermansen