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, singing 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, singing 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, singing another song for California 

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