California Babylon

watch me now
 Waitress all dressed like nurses in bondage
 Brought me the check, said "I want you to sign this"
 Union boy standing next to the rastas
 "There's gonna be a strike and you ain't gonna stop us"
 Three men standing and they love what they do
 You won't see it coming, cause they wanna surprise you
 Consider it done, they're gonna stand right by you
 American punks don't care about you
 Hollywood what you gonna do? (x2)
 (Chorus)
 Don't say that you don't understand
 Don't say that you can't comprehend
 Don't say that you don't understand, this is California Babylon, my man
 Don't say that you don't understand
 Don't say that you can't comprehend
 Don't say that you don't understand, this is California Babylon, my man
 Don't say that you don't understand
 Don't say that you can't comprehend
 Don't say that you don't understand, this is California Babylon, my man
 You can take away the nights with sights of bright lights
 Sheiks still ride, engage in street fights
 Two to the head, pull around, he's dead
 Suspect fled, caught up with bloodshed
 No sign of hope, we fight and sling dope
 Junkies to our left, no fix, they can't cope
 Violence won't cease, hand me the chrome piece
 No peace or sleep, we fight with police
 this is the city that'll make all your dreams come true
 so pay attention
 (chorus)
 At last she had arrived, we turned in exhausted
 Cocaine in her pocket, she can get busted
 Once again she passes, now she's gone
 Now she's with her friend, her beautiful young
 She showed up on the scene, she was 17
 Now she's 21, she does some more coke, she does some more coke
 She drinks some whiskey and she smokes some dope
 She thinks she's a star (x4)
 Do you know who you are? (x4)
 (chorus)