Give up and give it a shot
Dedication, to the places that you never need to hide
Occupations, the opportunity to see yourself in lights

And all the city fires and the tabloid lies
And the television guides
For the missions and the boulevards
And the way it is when money’s all you got

Stop and stare
At the accidents and stars that bore you
We don’t dare singing another song for California
Anywhere
Where the city lights are hopeless for you
We don’t care, I needed another song for California

Shut up and give me a shot
On vacation, to the places that you never want to die
On the station, everybody hears but no one needs to try

On the telephone, on the methadone
Every minute that you scrape
For the errant scars and the dying stars
Every second that you take to fake your life

Stop and stare
At the accidents and stars that bore you
We don’t dare singing another song for California
Anywhere
Where the city lights are hopeless for you
We don’t care, I needed another song for California

Stop and stare
At the accidents and stars that bore you
We don’t dare singing another song for California
Anywhere
Where the city lights are hopeless for you
We don’t care, I needed another song for California