Back in town, I got some money, got a job for myself
And I can put the piss and vinegar back onto the shelf
Thanks and please, open seas, eggs and toast to your health
Back in town, I got some money, got a job for myself

In a syncopated sun, I have found my place
I can feel it in my lungs and I am not afraid

It's a graceful collection of lights in my head
Of oceans and beautiful heat
Cold is the cowboy with no place to go
And so it's hotels and hometowns for me

I got my daddy's jaw for taking punches
I got his rock & roll
I got a girl, she got my heart
I got two mothers with soul
I got half a dozen unrelated brothers
And a real one at home
And California, California, California my home