[Verse 1]
Top down, palm trees lean
I came up where the curb stay mean
Late nights, Blacktop heat
Young boys learn quick on a cracked front seat
Ice in the cup, but the mood stay warm
Mama said, "Go hard when the whole world storm"
Now I’m in the lane, no fear in my face
Same old hunger in a brand new place
Gold on my wrist, dust on my shoes
I been through the cuts and I paid my dues
Every small win made the soul grow loud
I don’t chase love, I move that crowd
[Pre-Chorus]
When the sun go low
And the red lights glow
I still hear that call
From the block I know
[Chorus]
California love
That fire in my blood
California love
I keep it riding up
California love
We don’t ever give up
California love
Say it loud, say it loud
[Verse 2]
Back seat stories, face in the rain
Laugh through the loss, still dance through the pain
Old friends split, but the code stay real
If you built from the dirt, then you know that feel
Sand on the floor, shells in my jeans
I seen big dreams and I seen bad scenes
Now the whole wide coast got my name in the wind
Every time I roll by, it begin again
I don’t need luck, I got scar tissue
I don’t need much, just a road and a view
If the nights get cold, I bring my own flame
Whole state singing when they speak my name
[Pre-Chorus]
When the sun go low
And the red lights glow
I still hear that call
From the block I know
[Chorus]
California love
That fire in my blood
California love
I keep it riding up
California love
We don’t ever give up
California love
Say it loud, say it loud
[Bridge]
Long way from the pressure
Still I wear it like treasure
Every cut made me better
Every storm made me heavier
Then I look at that horizon
See the whole thing rise in
If you know, you know
We were born to go
[Chorus]
California love
That fire in my blood
California love
I keep it riding up
California love
We don’t ever give up
California love
Say it loud, say it loud