The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
She loves the sunlight
How it paints on her soft skin
Takes care of those tan lines
Scar tissue from the morphine
Baby, don't you know you are stardust
And you're a long, long way from home, way from home
So baby, brush it off like it's sawdust
Or you'll spend the California days alone, days alone
This is the last straw
Take it off
This is the last straw
Why don't you take it all
Baby, don't you know you are stardust
And you're a long, long way from home, way from home
So baby, brush it off like it's sawdust
Or you'll spend the California days alone, days alone
She ain't never seen the zoo
With the monkey on her back
They'd arrest her at the booth
And then sell her to the lab
Put a label on the box that says
Treat it like it's glass
If she gets one scratch her parents
Never take her back
To be honest, she's a liar full of promise
She thinks her Rolex makes her timeless
Her famous friends think she's harmless
I'd burn the bridge with her on it
Pinned down, pinnacle
She looks like a centerfold
Sinner, cynical (Baby)
Oh my, make her moan
Amateur, a baritone
Sex drive like animal
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Baby, don't you know you are stardust
And you're a long, long way from home, way from home
So baby, brush it off like it's sawdust
Or you'll spend the California days alone, days alone
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
How it paints on her soft skin
Takes care of those tan lines
Scar tissue from the morphine
Baby, don't you know you are stardust
And you're a long, long way from home, way from home
So baby, brush it off like it's sawdust
Or you'll spend the California days alone, days alone
This is the last straw
Take it off
This is the last straw
Why don't you take it all
Baby, don't you know you are stardust
And you're a long, long way from home, way from home
So baby, brush it off like it's sawdust
Or you'll spend the California days alone, days alone
She ain't never seen the zoo
With the monkey on her back
They'd arrest her at the booth
And then sell her to the lab
Put a label on the box that says
Treat it like it's glass
If she gets one scratch her parents
Never take her back
To be honest, she's a liar full of promise
She thinks her Rolex makes her timeless
Her famous friends think she's harmless
I'd burn the bridge with her on it
Pinned down, pinnacle
She looks like a centerfold
Sinner, cynical (Baby)
Oh my, make her moan
Amateur, a baritone
Sex drive like animal
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Baby, don't you know you are stardust
And you're a long, long way from home, way from home
So baby, brush it off like it's sawdust
Or you'll spend the California days alone, days alone
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones
Lyrics submitted by mister care-too-much
California Girls (NoMBe vs. Sonny Alven) Lyrics as written by Noah Mcbeth
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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[Verse 1] She loves the sunlight How it paints on her soft skin Takes care of those tan lines Scar tissue from the morphine
[Verse 2] Baby, don't you know you are stardust And you're a long, long way from home, way from home So baby, brush it off like it's sawdust Or you'll spend the California days alone, days alone
[Pre-Chorus] Those California girls got me outside all night
[Chorus] This is the last straw Take it off This is the last straw Why don't you take it all
[Verse 3] She ain't never seen the zoo With the monkey on her back They'd arrest her at the booth And then sell her to the lab Put a label on the box that says Treat it like it's glass If she gets one scratch her parents Never take her back To be honest, she's a liar full of promise She thinks her Rolex makes her timeless Her famous friends think she's harmless I'd burn the bridge with her on it
[Pre-Chorus] Those California girls got me outside all night
[Bridge] Pinned down, pinnacle She looks like a centerfold Sinner, cynical (baby) Oh my, make her moan Amateur, baritone Sex drive, like animals
[Outro] Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones Ooh, how I like the smell of west coast pheromones She smells like west coast pheromones She smells like west coast pheromones