At 25 in late July I packed up my car
Headed down to California just my clothes and my guitars
My days spent on the beaches nights at happy hour bars
Where there's no stars
Disneyland on weekends surfing Newport after work
Weekends at the punk rock shows up in Hollywood
Down PCH got nothing else to do but waste my time
Can't walk that line
At the age of 19 I learned life just wasn't fair
God knows you're haunting my dreams even after all these years
A thousand wasted kisses and I'm through with wasting tears
Who needs love when I've got California here
Twenty bucks to last the weekend yesterday I just got paid
Cocktails and karaoke even though the rent is late
"You haven't lived until you've died in California" is what they say
And I'm on my way
Late out after midnight and I'm living like I'm dead
Burn every single bridge now Silver Bullets to the head
Going broke in Tijuana is a lesson learned in life
Won't happen twice
At the age of 19 I learned life just wasn't fair
God knows you're haunting my dreams even after all these years
A thousand wasted kisses and theres no more wasted tears
Who needs love I think I'll have another beer
Who needs love when I've got California here