Too true, too sad sad sad
Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
Should've seen her coming when it got a little brighter
Gone too fast
One for the now and eleven for the later
Yeah, yeah
Lookin' down the barrel of a hot metal .45
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
Who knew the other side of you?
Who knew what others died to prove?
California rest in peace
North Dakota man was a gunnin' for the quota
She's a lover, baby and a fighter
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Yeah, yeah
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
Down in the badlands she was saving the best for last
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What in the world does your company take me for?
With a name like Dani California
Push the fader, gifted animator
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
It only hurts when I laugh
Black bandana, sweet Louisiana
I love my baby to death
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
Songwriters: Michael Peter Balzary, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith
California show your teeth
California show your teeth
Poppa was a copper and her momma was a hippie
Too true to say goodbye to you
California show your teeth
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Publisher: MOEBETOBLAME MUSIC
California show your teeth
Yeah, yeah
A little loaded she was stealing another breath
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
Just another way to survive
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
She's my priestess, I'm your priest
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In Alabama she was swinging hammer
On her merry way saying baby what you gonna
California rest in peace
Yeah, yeah
Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi
California rest in peace
California rest in peace
Never made it up to Minnesota