Growin Up In California Lyrics - 24 Strings & A Drummer - Live & Acoustic - Night Ranger

I WAS BORN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SAND 

TO A GYPSY MOTHER AND A GUITAR-PLAYING MAN (OH YEAH) 

RAISED INSIDE THE AMERICAN DREAM 

DESERT PARTIES, HAD IT ALL, SO IT SEEMED (HELL YEAH) 

YET THERE WAS SOMETHING DRIVING ME WILD, DRIVING ME CRAZY 

DEEP INSIDE, LIKE A KNIFE CUTTIN' ON ME 

SO I SAID TO MYSELF, YOU GOT ONE LIFE SITTIN' ON THE SHELF 

GET OUT (OHHHHH YEAH) 

GROWING UP IN CALIFORNIA [x2] 

GOT THE SUN, GOT THE BEACH 

AND IT'S ALWAYS CALLING ME (OH YEAH) 

SO I HEADED NORTH, SAN FRANCISCO BAY 

THERE WAS MUSIC ALL NIGHT, IT WAS A PARTY EVERY DAY (OH YEAH) 

I FOUND MYSELF IN A FUNKY BAND 

LED BY A FAMILY STONE HORN-PLAYIN' MAN (HEY, HEY YEAH) 

YET THERE WAS SOMETHING PULLING ME HARD, DRIVING ME CRAZY 

I NEEDED MORE - TOO MUCH MUSIC INSIDE OF ME 

SO WITH MY FRIENDS, WE HAD A PLAN 

START OUR OWN ROCKIN' BAND - THAT'S RIGHT (OHHHHH WOW) 

GROWING UP IN CALIFORNIA [x2] 

PRETTY WOMEN YOU GOTTA SEE 

AND THEY'RE ALWAYS CALLIN' ME (OH YEAH) 

HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 

LOTS OF GOLD RECORDS, I STILL LOVE IT HERE 

PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, FILLMORE WHERE THE MUSIC LIVES, 

WINE COUNTRY, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE I KNOW 

SIERRA MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN BEACHES, INLAND CITIES, ROCK-N-ROLL 

[Guitar solos...] 

IN CALIFORNIA [x2] 

CHECK OUT THE SUN, CHECK OUT THE BEACH 

AND IT'S ALWAYS CALLIN' ME (OH YEAH, OH YEAH) 

GROWING UP IN CALIFORNIA [x2]