By The Way

BY THE WAY
Standing in line to
see the show tonight
and there's a light on
heavy glow
by the way I tried to say
I'd be there waiting for
Dani the girl is
singing songs to me
beneath the marquee overload

steak knife card shark
con job boot cut
Skin that flick
she's such a little DJ
to get there quick
by street but not the reeway
turn that trick
to make a little leeway
beat thatnic
but not the way that we play

dogtown blood bath
rib cage soft tal

Standing in line
see the show tonight
and there's a light on
heavy glow
by the way I tried to say
I'd be there waiting for

black jack dope dick
pawn shop quick pick
kiss that dyke
I know you want to hold one not on strike
but I'm about to bowl one
bite that mic
I know you never stole one
girls that like astory, so I told one

song bird main line
cash back hard top

Standing in line to...

FORTUNE FADED
They say in chess, you gotta kill the queen
And then you mate it
Oh I, do you
A funny thing, the king who gets himself assassinated
Hey now, every time i lose
Attitude

You took a town by storm
The mess you made was nominated
Oh I, do you
Now put away yourwelcome,
soon you'll find you've overstayed it
Hey now, every time I lose
Attitude

[CHORUS:]
So divine, hell of an elevator
All the while my fortune faded
Nevermind the consequences of the crime this time
My fortune faded

The medicated state of mind you find is overrated
Oh I, do you
You saw it all come down and now it's time to imitate it
Hey now, every time I lose attitude

[CHORUS](Instrumental Bridge)

Come on God, do I seem bulletproof?
Ooh













CALIFORNICATION
Psychic spies from China
Try to steal your mind's elation
Little girls from Sweden
Dream ofsilver screen quotations
And if you want these kind of dreams
It's Californication

It's the edge of the world
And all of western civilization
The sun may rise in the East
At least it settles in the final location
It's understood that Hollywood
sells Californication

Pay your surgeon very well
To break the spell of aging
Celebrity skin is this your chin
Or is that war your waging[Chorus:]
First born unicorn
Hard core soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication

Marry me girl be my fairy to the world
Be my very own constellation
A teenage bride with a baby inside
Getting high on information
And buy me a star on the boulevard
It's Californication

Space may be the final frontier
But it's made in a Hollywood basement
Cobain can you hear thespheres
Singing songs off station to station
And Alderon's not far away
It's Californication

Born and raised by those who praise
Control of population everybody's been there
and
I don't mean on vacation

[Chorus]

Destruction leads to a very rough road
But it also breeds creation
And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar
They're just another good vibration
And tidal waves couldn't savethe world
From Californication

Pay your surgeon very well
To break the spell of aging
Sicker than the rest
There is no test
But this is what you're craving



CANT STOP
Can't stop addicted to the shin dig
Cop top he says I'm gonna win big
Choose not a life of imitation
Distant cousin to the reservation
Defunkt the pistol that you pay for
Thispunk the feeling that you stay for
In time I want to be your best friend
Eastside love is living on the westend
Knock out but boy you better come to
Don't die you know the truth is some do
Go write your message on the pavement
Burnin' so bright I wonder what the wave meant
White heat is screaming in the jungle
Complete the motion if you stumble
Go ask the dust for any answers...