California English
Wouldn’t ever gag you with a spoon, my only true loveNever really heard you speak that way, it’s unworthy of…Funny how that little college girl called language corruptFunny how the other private schools had no Hapa Club
Someone took a trip before you came to ski in the AlpsYour father moved across the countryJust to sunburn his scalpContra Costa, Contra Mundum, contradict what I sayLiving like the French Connection, but we’ll die in LA
Blasted from a disconnected light switchThrough the condo that they’ll never finishBounced across a Saudi satellite dishAnd through your brain to California English
No one sits inside a freezing flat and stays there ‘til MayLeafing through a stack of A-Zs to surf the UKWaiting with the wind against your faceAnd gel in your hairShivering in little undershirts, but don’t seem to care
Blasted from a disconnected light switchThrough the condo that they’ll never finishBounced across a Saudi satellite dishAnd through your brain to California English
Sweet carob rice cakeShe don’t care how the sweets tasteFake Philly cheese steakBut she use real toothpaste
Cuz if that Tom’s don’t workIf it just makes you worseWould you loose all of you faith in the good Earth
And if it’s all a curseAnd we’re just getting worseBaby, please don’t lose your faith in the good earth
Blasted from a disconnected light switchThrough the condo that they’ll never finishBounced across a Saudi satellite dishAnd through your brain to California English