The Airborne Toxic Event - California

^CSome day they’re gonna write about us Living ^Ghere in the shadow of this gathering dust As the ^Amwaves build up and ^Fdrown the light While we’r^Ce hanging from buildings on ^Ga Saturday night And the ^Cwords she said, I could barely hear Over the ^Gblare of the speakers and the smell of beer When she got ^Amup to speak she ^Flifted her dress I ^Cremember her face, but I ^Gforget the rest

Here in ^FCalifornia ^CI was Just a name and a ^Gnumber A face on a ^Amtumbler Here in ^FCalifornia ^Cwe’re all Stuck in the ^Gsame scene All nightmares and ^Amdaydreams In ^CCali^Ffo^Grn^Cia

She ^Csaid I got money, but I got no friends As we ^Gdrove through the valley in her daddy’s Benz She said these ^Ampills wear off, but the ^Fpain don’t end I never ^Cthought it would matter so ^Gmuch to pretend

And the ^Cthing about her that haunts me still As her ^Ghands fell down to the steering wheel And a ^Amshock of light fell ^Facross her face She said ^Cthere’s only two ways out^G of this place

Here in ^FCalifornia ^CI was Just a name and a ^Gnumber A face on a ^Amtumbler Here in ^FCalifornia ^Cwe’re all Stuck in the ^Gsame scene All nightmares and ^Amdaydreams In ^CCali^Ffo^Grn^Cia

^FOh, I hope it’^Cs clear There’s n^Fo room for us anymore in the atm^Cosphere But ^Fdarling I always l^Giked The desper^Fation in your ^Geyes The way you d^Fance in the ^Cglow of the ^FHollywood ^Gfreeway ^Clights

^CSomeday they’re gonna forget about us And we’l^Gl wonder if we were ever good enough It ^Amhit me last night, in this ^Fsong I heard I ^Cremember the feeling but ^Gforget all the words

Here in ^FCalifornia ^CI was Just a name and a ^Gnumber A face on a ^Amtumbler Here in ^FCalifornia ^Cwe’re all Stuck in the ^Gsame scene All nightmares and ^Amdaydreams In ^CCali^Ffo^Grn^Cia In ^CCali^Ffo^Grn^Cia