"CALIFORNIA BABY" lyrics

Spitfire wild child with no sense of rules
Lost in my mind and thrown to the wolves
Soft skin, red cheeks, and eyes just like jewels
That pierce through the night

Raised on my own, a child of the blade
Born meant to fight a violent crusade
Naive and manic, deadly nightshade
I long to be loved

Sweet, tortured soul
Addicted to the neon lights
In love with the whole world
California baby, how'd my heart get so cold?
Grew up in the sunshine, died young before I grew old

Buried too young in all of my thoughts
Dug myself out, connecting the dots
Perilous fights I've lost and I've won
While chasing the stars

Sweet swan songs rock me softly to sleep
No time to rest until I'm six deep
Dressed up, my demons come to collect
A price to stay qu—

Sweet, tortured soul
Addicted to the neon lights
In love with the whole world
California baby, how'd my heart get so cold?
Grew up in the sunshine, died young before I grew old

Don't tell my mother I'm leaving
Please call my baby, I need him
I'll disappear in the sunrise
Bleed out for me, don't cry
Bleed out in the sunshine

Sweet, tortured soul
Addicted to the neon lights
In love with the whole world
California baby, how'd my heart get so cold?
Grew up in the sunshine, died young before I grew old