Everytime I close my eyes I lost in a daze Thinkin bout the things that I really want to say And all the old games we played at Nickel Nickel arcade Workin at the donut shop, dreamed of getting paid And when the dishes got dirty, we got cascade And when the weather was hot, we got a spot in the shade Well no lie before we high, always rockin fresh fades Before the spade and the stage we was drinkin underage Now I was drivin down the ave We on the radio now You know the good times wee had When wee in front of the crowds Always holdin it down for myself and the boys And back in 95 when we first got live Now we was 18 years old on the run having fun Playing shows in the sun, no bus when we begun We had a van and a plan doin shows every night Now the California dream we be livin that life