California (Hustle and Flow)

Runnin' around like you're front page news

Lonely eyes in your motorcycle boots

Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair

Runnin' 'round like you don't care

Take me down

Take me on down the line

Well, I was born, babe, with nothin' to lose

But the black man taught me how to sing the blues

Made a little life out of rock and roll

And that crazy California hustle and flow

Take me down

Take me on down the line

Shake me down

Shake me on down the line

Well, I went too fast with that rhythm and booze

Almost ended up dead like all those other fools

Everyone's got some sort of ball and chain

What's life without a little pain?

Take me down

Take me on down the line

Shake me down

Shake me on down the line

Livin' in a Hollywood movie dream (Movie dream, yeah)

And I'm still reachin' for the stars (I'm reachin' for the stars)

Life get's hard and then it gets good, yeah

Like I always knew it would

Runnin' around like you're front page news

Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots

Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair

Runnin' 'round like you don't care

Take me down

Take me on down the line

Shake me down

Shake me on down the line

Take me down

Take me on down the line

Shake me down

Shake me on down the line

On down the line, on down the line

Ooh, on down the line (Ooh, yeah)

Ooh, on down the line (Oh, yeah)

Ooh, on down the line

Ooh, on down the line