Standing in line
To see the show tonight
And there's a light on
Heavy glow
By the way I tried to say
I'd be there waiting for
Dani the girl
Is singing songs to me
Beneath the marquee overload

By the way I tried to say
I'd be there waiting for

First born unicorn
Hard core soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication (Oba Oba!)

Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

(Nesse clima!) Californication
Californication
Californication

Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner
Sometimes I feel like my only friend
Is the city I live in, the city of angels
Lonely as I am, together we cry

And I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way

And I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way

And I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way

And I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way (ieh ieh ieh ieh ieh ieh)

And I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way

And I don't ever wanna feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way (ieh ieh ieh ieh ieh ieh)


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