I'm about to teach you a lesson That incarceration at an early age And my pops taught me that your pops should have probably taught you, young fella Stop playing with grown men You pretending to be tough, they pretending to be square And just being ignorant and young don't make you invincible Somebody will murder you out here Yup, yup, California dreamin' (California dreamin') Yup, yup California dreamin' (California dreamin') Yup, yup, California dreamin' (California dreamin') California dreamin' (California dreamin') Yup, yup, California dreamin' (California dreamin') Why every time you California dreamin' Here come a motherfucker always schemin' Yeah, him and his demons, always with his teamin' Always triple teamin' You just out with your woman Trying to have a good time Didn't see it comin' They want somethin' for nothin' California dreamin' Leave the California bustin' Never mind, let's have a good time Sun shined up to one time Grapevine, drink some great wine Take weed across the state line Retreats rushing on the baseline Way back before FaceTime It feels like '89 You still like the way we grind, huh Yup, yup Yup, yup California dreamin' (California dreamin') Yup, yup Yup, yup, California dreamin' (California dreamin') I don't need no genie All I need is her in her string bikini And I got my wishes Sorry that I'm not that superstitious I'm not over religious But I spit the gospel with the quickness Can I get a witness? Nowadays we got a lot of snitches All I'm doin' is dreamin' All these diamonds is gleamin' All I'm doin' is dreamin' All these diamonds is gleamin' All I'm doin' is dreamin' All these diamonds is gleamin' All I'm doin' is dreamin' All these diamonds is gleamin'