All these kids wished they came from California
If only they knew, if only they knew, if only they knew
That the sun never sets in Haight Ashbury
And that strip will strip you of all you hold true
With all their sugar coated spray on suntans
They'll make ya more a dog than a man
And all these kids wish that they lived in New York
If only they knew, if only they knew, if only they knew
That those boroughs have been burrowed down to Mole People land
And your lofty ideals in that loft in North Brooklyn
Are just holes in the atmosphere
You'd better change the climate of where you're living
And all these kids wish that they lived in Neverland
Never grow up, never grow old, never have a plan
But nothing ever lasts thats built on getrichquicksand
So Wendy, won't you save me from Babylan
All these kids wanna reclaim the country
If only they knew, if only they knew, if only they knew
That the saddest boys I ever met pulled plow and laid brick
Drove truck with homes in the sticks
Yeah, cowboys get marose too
Yeah, Billy Kids kill themselves too