[Verse 1]

            
Getting born i

        
n the state of

 Mississippi,
            
Her Poppa was 

              
a copper and h

     
er Momma was a

 hippy,
           
In Alabama she

 will swing a 

hammer,
            
Price you got 

           
to pay when yo

u break the pa

norama,
           
She never knew

              
 that there wa

            
s anything mor

        
e than all,
            
     Well in t

             
he war your co

            
mfort to take 

    
me for,
            
Black bandanna

        
, sweet Louisi

ana,
            
Robbing on a b

             
ank in the sta

 
te of Indiana,
            
She's a runner

      
, Rebel and a 

stunner,
            
Come to Mirawa

            
is saying "Bab

y watcha gona?

",
           
    Looking do

              
wn the barrell

            
 of a hot bell

        
 45,
            
   Just anothe

             
r way to survi


ve


[Chorus]

            
California, Re

               
st In Peace,
          
Simultaneous r

      
elease,
            
California, sh

          
ow your teeth,
            
She's my pries

            
tess, I'm your

        
 priest,
 
Yeah, yeah


[Verse 2]

            
She's a lover,

             
 Baby and a fi

      
ghter,
            
Shoulda seen i

              
t coming when 

   
I got a little

 brighter,
            
    With a nam

           
e like "Dani C

alifornia",
            
Day was gona c

         
ome when I was

 gona mourn ya

,
            
    A little l

   
ow,
              
That she was s

            
tealing anothe

    
r bread,
  
I love my baby

 to death


[Chorus]

            
California, Re

          
st In Peace,
          
Simultaneous r

      
elease,
            
California, sh

          
ow your teeth,
            
She's my pries

            
tess, I'm your

      
 priest,
 
Yeah, yeah


[Bridge]

            
Who knew the h

       
ardest side of

 you?
            
Who knew the h

       
ardest time to

 prove?
           
Too true to sa

      
y goodbye to y

ou
            
Too true to sa

 
y, say, say


[Verse 3]
 
            
Pushed the fad

      
er, Gifted ani

mator,
            
One for the no

         
w, And eleven 

for the later,
            
Never made it 

             
up to Minnesot

                     
a,
            
Off the coated

            
 man, Was gona

 fill the quot

a,
            
Down in the Ba

             
dlands she was

          
 saving the be

st for last,
 
It only hurts 

when I laugh,
         
Gone to fade


[Chorus]

            
California, Re

           
st In Peace,
          
Simultaneous r

      
elease,
            
California, sh

          
ow your teeth,
            
She's my pries

            
tess, I'm your

        
 priest,
 
Yeah, yeah

            
California, Re

          
st In Peace,
          
Simultaneous r

      
elease,
            
California, sh

          
ow your teeth,
            
She's my pries

            
tess, I'm your

        
 priest,
 
Yeah, yeah