I can hear them speaking in the next room As they drink and start losing control and get louder They lose control and get louder They wonder about me I can hear her swirling the ice with her finger ♪ She's got that half-dead look in her eyes by now She worries about me ♪ He's not like the, the other boys around here He says nothing and sits in his room and he's afraid to ♪ And he's afraid to drive a car, so sad he is ♪ And he's afraid to drive a car, so sad he is It's our duty as we're respected It's our duty as Californians To show him new life To show him new life ♪ Ever since my staying, I've, I've been having bad dreams So, stop eating cabbage and stop talking to that girl What are the winters like here? Hush up and play the piano But, have I told you how I love her? Yes, but you're an Aquarius, and she is Capricorn ♪ Come, come now, and meet your cousins from L.A Shut up and leave me alone ♪ We know who you are, I read your palm while you were sleeping And I read through your diary And the secrets you've been keeping, we were already aware of And, now, for dinner, and maybe tomorrow we'll have a drink and talk this over ♪ And, in the meantime, please, think of the good things that we've done for you It's our duty as we're respected It's our duty as Californians To show him new life To show him new life ♪ It's our duty as we're respected It's our duty as Californians To show him new life To show him new life