Well I used to
like to ramble with
my good time
friends and neighbors
Now I find I'd rather
lie awake in bed
And I don't get
to acting mean
when I keep my
buzzes clean
And keep the hard stuff
and the whiskey
from my head
Well I guess that's
just the trouble
when you're always
seeing double
And the lines are
getting twice
as hard to see
I've had years
I don't recall
but I'm told
I had a ball
At least somebody did
who looked a lot like me
So I'm California sober
as they say
Lately I can find
no other way
I can't stay out
and party like I did
back in the day
So I'm California sober
as they say
Oh kick it Willie
Ha ha ha
I heared
out in the hills
they have pills
to get their thrills
And they love their
liquor down in
New Orleans
Maybe for a New York
minute sugarcane will
fit the bill
But in no time flat
you're out of
what you need
The old crew don't
get together anymore
these days much ever
After some went straight
and some went straight
to jail
Now they're busy
posting vids
and just trying to
raise their kids
Instead of raising
holy hell and
posting bail
Well I'm California sober
as they say
Lately I can find
no other way
I can't stay out
and party like I did
back in the day
So I'm California sober
as they say
I was California sober
till I thought the world
was over
Now I'm sitting
on the roadside
once again
When that
wagon passes by
I don't even bat an eye
Because the devil
on my shoulder
always wins
When that ol' wagon
passes by
I don't even bat an eye
Because the devil
on my shoulder
always wins