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 true where I come 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 primal rumbling 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...