[Verse 1]
Picked up a ping-pong paddle
Next to Susan Sarandon
Snoozin in a souped up coupe
Cruising Laurel Canyon
Man, it seems cool enough from where I'm standing
Tummy tucks for Tommy Bahamas
And baby mamas that are too demanding
California, California
Cornucopia of branding
Grandstanding at the Man Chinese
Manhandle Chloe Moretz-eez
Please, she drops to her knees
Don't sneeze from smog
Where my Hollywood star could be
Wave to the aristocracy
Rodeo's where I lost my keys,
I been away for too long from California breeze
[Chorus]
From a place under the sun,
The City of Angels has made me
One devilish son
Still remember when I packed it up
I was barely one
Little boxes on the hills
Of Laurel Canyon
[Verse 2]
Cedar Sinai's where we first me
Gymboree took some first steps
Princess Leia's daughter was a new friend
Probably hotter in a new Benz
Only as good as your purchase
Louis bags and Gucci purses
Show the tag
Tell em what the worth is
From the cradle to the hearse
It's a race to finish first
With prescriptions from the nurse
It's a blessed curse
Taste the precious dirt of Mulholland Drive earth
[Chorus]
credits
from Potluck,
released March 23, 2014
Original beat production: BagelMan, additional guitar: Justin Enoch
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