It's too smooth The energy's perfection The palm trees swing in my direction We gotta skate or we gon' be late Fuck it, we gon' bring the party with us anyway Warren G, I gotta regulate Gotta say, in my city, there's too many fakes We let 'em imitate It ain't what they say, I see it in their face The sunshine ain't for everyone Why you think you need to run? Why you think you need to change? I ain't gonna judge you babe Do your thing Why you steady California dreamin' I know you wanna be a star You wanna be that, you wanna be that You wanna be famous for no reason Just never change who you are She wanna be (Ooh-wee) Yeah, look, I just gotta say Look, I just gotta say You ain't gotta change for me Too many people fake And they scared to show their face It's getting hella boring 'Cause everyone's the same I know you feel the same Why, oh why must you be part of it Just too hard to quit Why you steady California dreamin' I know you wanna be a star You wanna be that, you wanna be that You wanna be famous for no reason Just never change who you are She wanna be (Ooh-wee) Yeah, don't flex, it's not cool I saw you staring from across the room I'm tryna see what's inside of you Ain't gotta be perfect 'cause it's not the truth Like don't flex, it's not cool I saw you moving from across the room I'm tryna see what's inside of you Ain't gotta be perfect 'cause it's not the truth And uh, ooh woah Think I'm seeing stars when I'm with you tonight We could see the ocean, get our stars in line Too far gone Ain't no coming back Gotta get used to that (Ooh-wee) Steady California dreamin' I know you wanna be a star You wanna be that, you wanna be that You wanna be famous for no reason Just never change who you are She wanna be (Ooh-wee)