They land in Hollywood with stars in their eyes
looking like kittens standing too close to a fire
The sun shines brighter than a smile on a liar
they look so honest when they sympathize
they look so happy plotting your demise

Hang around long enough they'll bury you here
some even make it in the ground
The choices you make will follow you a round
like flashing headlines hitting all the deer

Now were California scheming
I guess this is where the dream ends
around about the time we woke
I noticed we were not in on the joke

Once we were California dreaming
now we're hungry and we're scheming
We thought it all was glitter
now we're slowly getting bitter
And she's starting to get desperate
there's not a plan she hasn't thought of yet
Could've swore it was glitter
til reality it hit her

You should've seen it coming
you can't have the highs without the lows
and everybody knows that
But nobody wants to let it show
But nobody wants to say no

oh oh oh, now your home's a calling
oh oh oh, there won't be no more stalling