Black California
   Crush the innocent mind
   Girl, I oughta warn you
   My reputation's unkind
   But you knew that anyway
  
   Black California
   Black California
  
   Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah
   Show them fear and they'll show you the knife
   Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah
   Show them fear and they'll show you the knife
  
   I've been down in dirty black water
   Poison feeds the mouth of disorder
   (Who pays the devil?)
   Obey the law, obey the disorder
   (Who pays the devil?)
   Obey the law, obey the disorder
   (Who pays the devil?)
  
   Black California
   (Who pays the devil?)
   Crush the innocent mind
   (Who pays the devil?)
   Who pays the devil?
   Who rides the devil?
  
   They change your lives at the speed of light, yeah
   Show them fear and they'll show you the knife
   Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah
   Show them fear and they'll show you the knife
  
   Come on, come on, come on, my children
   Come on, come on, come on now
   Come on, come on, come on, my children
   Come on, come on, come on now
   Come on, come on, come on, my children
   Come on, come on, come on now
   Come on, come on, come on, my children
   Come on, come on, come on
  
   Black California
   Black California
  
   Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah
   Show them fear and they'll show you the knife
   Change your lives at the speed of light, yeah
   Show them fear and they'll show you the knife
  
   Come on, come on, come on, my children
   Come on, come on, come on now
   Come on, come on, come on, my children
   Come on, come on, come on now
   Come on, come on, come on, my children
   Come on, come on, come on now
   Come on, come on, come on, my children
   And they'll show you the knife