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'