Gettin’ born in the State of Mississippi / Poppa was a copper and her momma was a hippie / In Alabama, she would swing a hammer / Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama /She never knew that there was anything more than poor / What in the world, what does your company take me for?

Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana / Robbin’ on a bank in the State of Indiana / She’s a runner, rebel and a stunner / On her merry way sayin’, “Baby, what you gonna?” / Lookin’ down the barrel of a hot metal .45 / Just another way to survive

California, rest in peace / Simultaneous release / California, show your teeth / She’s my priestess, I’m your priest, yeah, yeah

She’s a lover, baby and a fighter / Shoulda seen her comin’ when it got a little brighter / With a name like Dani California / Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya / A little loaded, she was stealin’ another breath / I love my baby to death

California, rest in peace / Simultaneous release / California, show your teeth / She’s my priestess, I’m your priest, yeah, yeah

Who knew the other side of you? / Who knew what others died to prove? / Too true to say goodbye to you / Too true to say, say, say

Push the fader, gifted animator / One for the now and eleven for the later / Never made it up to Minnesota / North Dakota man was a gunnin’ for the quota / Down in the Badlands, she was savin’ the best for last / It only hurts when I laugh / Gone too fast

California, rest in peace / Simultaneous release / California, show your teeth / She’s my priestess, I’m your priest, yeah, yeah

California, rest in peace (Do svidaniya) / Simultaneous release (California) / California, show your teeth (Do svidaniya) / She’s my priestess, I’m your priest, yeah, yeah

[By Michael Balzary, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith © Warner Bros. Records, 2006]