When the sun sets beneath the mountain tops

And the water begins to rise

I try to contain my exci-itement

But the force of the night conquers my surprise

Kids on the street corner peddlin' maps

On how to meet the stars

Prostitute turns, my body burns

She'll cure your loneliness for half an hour



Cars breeze dow-own the avenue

Rock 'n' roll's suspended in mid air

A girl cha-anting nonsense takes my money

Puts a flower in my hair

Billboards grin and my head spins

This may be heaven but it's not my ho-ome

All the sunshine and beautiful people

Make me feel more and more alone



Southern California - where your drea-eams almost come true

Southern California - where everyone's a star except for you

Southern California - like a beautiful gir-irl you cannot touch

Everyone lives forever here - those were my thou-oughts



And I don't wanna be a part of that all American dream

But still I keep on comin' back, I can't let it get the best of me

(The best of me, best of me)

Lord give me the strength to see myself clearly, see myself clearly

Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh, and time flies by like a meteor in the sky-y

And I'm wondering is it just me

Everything seems so perfect like some commerical on TV (on TV, TV, TV)

Lord give us the strength to show real feelings, real feelings



In Southern California - where your drea-eams almost come true

In Southern California - where everyone's a star except for you

Southern California - like a beautiful gir-irl you cannot touch

Everyone lives forever here, everyone lives forever here

Everyone lives forever here, everyone lives forever here

Everyone lives forever here, everyone lives forever here

Everyone lives forever here [fade]