watch me now



Waitress all dressed like nurses in bondage 

Brought me the check, said "I want you to sign this"

Union boy standing next to the rastas 

"There's gonna be a strike and you ain't gonna stop us"

Three men standing and they love what they do 

You won't see it coming, cause they wanna surprise you 

Consider it done, they're gonna stand right by you 

American punks don't care about you 

Hollywood what you gonna do? [x2] 

(Chorus)

Don't say that you don't understand 

Don't say that you can't comprehend 

Don't say that you don't understand, this is California Babylon, my man



Don't say that you don't understand 

Don't say that you can't comprehend 

Don't say that you don't understand, this is California Babylon, my man 



Don't say that you don't understand 

Don't say that you can't comprehend 

Don't say that you don't understand, this is California Babylon, my man 



You can take away the nights with sights of bright lights 

Sheiks still ride, engage in street fights 

Two to the head, pull around, he's dead 

Suspect fled, caught up with bloodshed 

No sign of hope, we fight and sling dope 

Junkies to our left, no fix, they can't cope 

Violence won't cease, hand me the chrome piece 

No peace or sleep, we fight with police 



this is the city that'll make all your dreams come true 

so pay attention 



(chorus)



At last she had arrived, we turned in exhausted 

Cocaine in her pocket, she can get busted 

Once again she passes, now she's gone 

Now she's with her friend, her beautiful young 

She showed up on the scene, she was 17 

Now she's 21, she does some more coke, she does some more coke 

She drinks some whiskey and she smokes some dope 

She thinks she's a star [x4] 

Do you know who you are? [x4] 



(chorus)