The fifth song off their debut EP Ode to Freshmen Year. The Drop City Yacht Club rap about their aspirations and road to fame starting from their home state California.
The music video for the song was posted to the Club’s YouTube channel on September 2, 2013.
Snippets of it can be traced back to...
[Intro: Kristo]
California
Dreamin' California
California
[Verse 1: Kristo]
I'm in the same hotel where the Eagles landed
I'm right next door to the thieves and bandits
Knee deep in the streets where the trees were planted
We're hate, man, peace, now the peace is branded, yeah
This is for the mamas and the papas, I made it
'Bout to put my star on the pavement
But wear your shades 'cause the sun's always blazin'
There's too many bridges to burn, yeah, amen
So I hang ten, tryna ride the wave
And Dark Age came where I fired in the cavemen
Message in a bottle (Uh), sent from outer space (Yeah)
For the castle in the sand, that's a sure thing, ain't it
They told me that life's a bitch
But man, it's a beach for me, you need to switch
A Cali kid no matter where I is
Golden gates 'cause I'm standin' at the Pearlies, you heard me
[Chorus: Kristo/A-Wolf]
(California) I been dreamin' of a place to go
Where the sky is a shade of gold (Shade of gold)
And you say it never rains here
You can find fortune and fame here
(California) They say it's the place to be
Can't sleep 'cause you're chasin' dreams
(Dreamin' California) Surfin' on the concrete beach
Front row, see wild
The sunlight still masquerade
[Verse 2: A-Wolf]
See, I was soakin' up the sunshine (Ah!)
To walk and unwind (Sometimes)
And paint California with a tongue
I'm sittin' on the Hollywood sign (What's up?)
Lookin' down at the Hollywood vines you should climb up
And you can find us rhymin' on the [?]
North for the Broadway, it's just where the broads play
Broad day, you can see the stars always
I'm in Cali where the sky's the same color as [?]
All-state golden empire with some casual attire
In a purple haze, I be flyin' bootleg all day (Uh!)
See, we can never part ways
Born and raised, I'ma die right here where I lay my LA cap back
Small fry with a giant dream
It's the king, put the A on your team
From the land where the grass at, home of the pass-that
That's that, ooh, man, I'm a dreamer
[Chorus: Kristo/A-Wolf]
(California) I been dreamin' of a place to go
Where the sky is a shade of gold (Shade of gold)
And you say it never rains here
You can find fortune and fame here
(California) They say it's the place to be
Can't sleep 'cause you're chasin' dreams
(Dreamin' California) Surfin' on the concrete beach
Front row, see wild
The sunlight still masquerade
[Verse 3: Kristo]
This is the home of the perfect 10, 6 plus 4 (Get it?)
Anything classic, they slam it to the floor (Get a)
Get a panoramic view, get a clue, get a bar
The cannons always blast, tryna shoot a couple stars
Cameras always flashin', that's what I meant to say
Same thing anyway, right out here with [?]
In a different galaxy, that's where I'm landin'
'Bout to plant my flag right here where I'm standing
[Verse 4: A-Wolf]
Yeah, and tell Ponyboy to stay golden
Now he's up in California with bitches lettin' the rays soak in
He walks the boulevard full of broken dreams
Where the sun sets with no sky, nothin's what it seems, yeah
They jumpin' on the radio, flyer
Tryna get they foot in the door before they retire
But you can keep the bandwagon
I be fornicatin' with California, buildin' my lab cabin
[Chorus: Kristo/A-Wolf]
California
Dreamin' California
California
Dreamin' California
I been dreamin' of a place to go
Where the sky is a shade of gold (Shade of gold)
And you say it never rains here
You can find fortune and fame here
(California) They say it's the place to be
Can't sleep 'cause you're chasin' dreams
(Dreamin' California) Surfin' on the concrete beach
Front row, see wild
The sunlight still masquerade
Dreamin’ California was written by A-Wolf & Elijah Grae.
Dreamin’ California was produced by THX.
Drop City Yacht Club released Dreamin’ California on Mon Aug 22 2011.