California Love Lyrics
C [ Lyrics from: http://www.cloverlyrics.com/e1710-2_pac~california_love_lyrics.html ]7;lifornia love!<br /><br /><em>[1]-California...knows how to party<br />California...knows how to party<br />In the citaaay of L.A.<br />In the citaaay of good ol' Watts<br />In the citaaay, the city of Compton<br />We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!<br /><br /><em>[Verse One: Dr. Dre]<br /><br />Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west <br />A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness<br />The track hits ya eardrum like a slug to ya chest <br />Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex<br />We in that sunshine state with a bomb ass hemp beat <br />the state where ya never find a dance floor empty<br />And pimps be on a mission for them greens <br />lean mean money-makin-machines servin fiends<br />I been in the game for ten years makin rap tunes <br />ever since honeys was wearin sassoon<br />Now it's '95 and they clock me and watch me <br />Diamonds shinin lookin like I robbed Liberace<br />It's all good, from Diego to tha Bay <br />Your city is tha bomb if your city makin pay<br />Throw up a finger if ya feel the same way <br />Dre puttin it down for <br />Californ-i-a<br /><em>[repeat 1]<br /><br /><em>[2]-Shake it shake it baby<br />Shake it shake it baby<br />Shake it shake it mama<br />Shake it Cali<br />Shake it shake it baby<br />Shake it shake it shake it shake it...<br /><br /><em>[Verse Two: 2Pac]<br /><br />Out on bail fresh outta jail, California dreamin<br />Soon as I stepped on the scene, I'm hearin hoochies screamin<br />Fiendin for money and alcohol<br />the life of a west side playa where cowards die<br />Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die<br />In L.A. we wearin Chucks not Ballies (that's right)<br />Dressed in Locs and khaki suits and ride is what we do<br />Flossin but have caution we collide with other crews<br />Famous cause we program worldwide <br />Let'em recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans<br />Bumpin and grindin like a slow jam, it's west side <br />So you know the row won't bow down to no man<br />Say what you say <br />But give me that bomb beat from Dre <br />Let me serenade the streets of L.A.<br />From Oakland to Sacktown <br />The Bay Area and back down<br />Cali is where they put they mack down<br />Give me love!<br /><em>[rpt 1]<br /><br /><em>[dre] now make it shake...<br /><br /><em>[rpt 2]<br /><br /><em>[Outro: Dre, 2Pac]<br /><br />uh, yeah, uh, longbeach in tha house, uh yeah<br />Oaktown, Oakland definately in tha house hahaha<br />Frisko, Frisko<br /><em>[Tupac] hey, you know LA is up in this <br />Pasadena, where you at<br />yeah, Inglewood, Inglewood always up to no good<br />(Tupac) even Hollywood tryin to get a piece baby<br />Sacramento, sacramento where ya at? yeah<br /><br />Throw it up y'all, throw it up, Throw it up<br />Let's show these fools how we do this on that west side<br />Cause you and I know it's tha best side<br /><br />yeah, That's riight<br />west coast, west coast<br />uh, California Love<br />California Love