California Lyrics - Quasi

Life is full life is grey: 

At its best it's just OK. 

But I'm happy to report 

Life is also short. 

So I find myself back in California - 

I'm a coolie for the tourists, 

those happy Epicureans: 

Evil spectres from my own suburban upbring. 

As I reveal points of interest, I can chat so pleasantly, 

But it's hard to be cheerful when you feel so hopeless 

And there's no reason for this dark mood. 

It will pass; it will return, but will I ever learn ? 

And the children of privilege begging for my spare change. 

Do they need my assistance to purchase their intoxicants, 

or would they best be served a swift kick 

Slowly sinking in the vast ambivalent sea of California.