I remember I was In the tanning salon
 When I heard that River Phoenix was gone
 They say that only the good die young
 But that ain't [bad word] where [bad word] from
 California...California

 It took a lot for me to say
 I want to walk away, LA
 From the sharks and the Chardonnay
 In California...California

 4 in the morning we were in our beds
 The swaying palm trees above our heads
 Woke up to a [bad word] sound
 When the Northridge quake ripped open the
 ground
 California...California

 It took a lot for me to say
 I want to walk away LA
 from the sharks and the Chardonnay
 In California... In California

 Golden State, I'm back in the Golden State
 Golden State of Mind
 Golden State, I'm back In the Golden State
 Golden State of Mind

 It took a lot for me to say
 I want to walk away LA
 From the sharks and the Chardonnay
 In California... In California
 Walk, walk away

 I remember I was in the tanning salon
 When I heard that River Phoenix was gone...