These crazy times Up on my mind We gotta change Maintain Hey, Mr. President Could you pay my rent Good God, just look at us What the f** Excuse me, Sir Could I have a word Do you think she's nice 200 dollars for the night We're trying to get by And keep our dreams alive One day it'll all make sense And we won't have to live like this But we gotta believe in who we are And we gotta believe in shiny cars And we gotta believe in superstars, planet mars, blah, blah, blah Chorus: California, California, California, cry for me (4x) Don't mind what I do Cause it ain't about you Got bills to pay Gonna do my thing Hey mister, need a bag? Don't look so sad One day it'll all make sense And we won't have to live like this But we gotta believe in who we are And we gotta believe in shiny cars And we gotta believe in superstars, planet mars, blah, blah, blah Chorus: California, California, California, cry for me (4x) One day you're gonna wake up and you're gonna see the sunshine all on me (3X) One day you're gonna wake up, you're gonna wake, you're gonna wake up and see California, California, California, cry for me (4x) We're riding bicycles down Queen St. With 6 string guitars strapped on in the 8 o'clock heat We do what we gotta do to get by We live our lives and never have to compromise