Give up the giving 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 guys
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, sing another song for, California

Anywhere

Where the city lights are hopeless for you
We don't care, I need another song for, California


Shut up and give me a shot
On occasion, 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 methane dare
Every minute that you scream


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, sing another song for, California


Anywhere
Where the city lights are hopeless for you

We don't care, I need another song for, California

Stop and stare

At the accidents and stars that bore you
We don't dare, sing another song for, California


Anywhere
Where the city lights are hopeless for you
We don't care, I need another song for, California