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