Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The - To California Lyrics






Well he told me
The highway called for him to hit it.
So that's what he did.
Now he regrets he ever did it now.

To California.
He said that's where he'd find his fortune.
And where it's warmer
The weather's warmer and the girls are scorching hot.

He quit his job down at the diner.
And then he loaded up his SUV.
Just like a modern 49er.
Except for the Schlager and the PCP.

To California.
He said he'd make it there come hell
Or come high water.
He isn't doing very well.
He made it to Atlantic City.
To try to double what he brought.
Lost it to a voodoo girl named Kitty.
Totaled the truck out in the parking lot.

So he decided
He was determined not to turn back. No way.
So guess what he did?
Well he snuck aboard an Amtrak Train.

To California.
He said that's where he'd find his fortune.
And where it's warmer.
The weather's warmer and the girls are scorching hot.

To California.
Just got a postcard in the mail.
"Just to inform ya.
I'm the LA County Jail. Right now."





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  1. A.... M....

    Best. Live. Band. Ever. Period. Twice.

  2. C.... P....

    ¿2020?

  3. C.... A....

    i love that M.O.D. hat ..Billy Milano is an effin legend

  4. C.... A....

    I'm from India and i love Irish culture and I love punk rock.....all hail The Mighty Bosstones!!!!

  5. d.... ....

    give this man a glass of water

    d.... ....

    It's not going to change anything

  6. M.... A....

    i've listened to this throughout the year for the past 8 years... and i still get the exact same feeling everytime.

  7. B.... P....

    Yuck. These guys are one level of Hell below Smash Mouth.

  8. D.... T....

    Ben Carr is the best and all he does is dance

  9. N.... u....

    Mariah careys song is a different song ..wtf she gets credit

  10. B.... Z....

    Worst Band ever..........

    B.... Z....

    lol keep enjoying Bieber dude

  11. i.... m....

    He rocks through the band like im doing in my mind alone :D

  12. D.... M....

    I want the snapback suit combo to make a comeback.

    D.... M....

    Dude, what's stopping you? Make it happen.

  13. H.... I....

    How could 1,000 people not like this song? If you don't like it, maybe just skip going out of your way to hate it.

    H.... I....

    Not everyone has good taste

  14. T.... B....

    Dicky Barrett is either the worst good singer or the best bad singer of all time.

  15. N.... G....

    So much steez back then, and Bosstones were drippin in it. Nobody sounded like them. So much dope Ska in the 90's. Even the short lived smaller bands like skankin' pickle had more funk and style than anything these days. Buck-O-Nine, Voodoo, Mustered Plug, Toasters, Reel Big Fish, list goes on and on. 3rd wave Ska was the bomb.. i don't even know what "wave" were in these days. Maybe I need to get my old ass out there again and hit the floor. I do miss the rude girls.

    N.... G....

    3rd wave was pretty good. Skankin' Pickle was the shit.

  16. v.... ....

    absolute legends

  17. D.... D....

    When the band geeks became cooler than you.

  18. A.... D....

    Who’s ready to see them at PRB this year?!?!

    A.... D....

    They're playing shows again? Saw them 4 times back in the 90's. Met Dicky and Ben at Warped in 96. You'll have fun...they're fucking awesome live.

  19. g.... g....

    Clueless

  20. C.... W....

    Holy crap Frank Mir sung for tge bosstones?!

    C.... W....

    lol..excellent

  21. C.... W....

    Production values are great for 1993

  22. C.... W....

    Mariah Carey wrote this?

  23. P.... N....

    Is this the EP version or the album version?

  24. O.... ....

    This song reminds me of movies like clueless and dumb and dumber. 1993-1997 were some golden years.

  25. F.... F....

    Whos the drummer??

  26. J.... W....

    no doubt one of the best videos ever. so much fun and brotherly love goin on. so many little funny things you notice every time you watch it. perfect music video, at least in my own worthless opinion.

  27. T.... F....

    I learned this bass on acid. So itll always be new and powerful to me. Back , way back. Music not acid , From TapeWorld. THE NICE PRICE BROUGHT ME HERE

  28. A.... C....

    This is the only rock band in history to have their own back up dancer.

  29. M.... C....

    Wait...so he's contemplating sending a letter to an ex whose name he's forgotten?

    M.... C....

    Yeah, and?

    M.... C....

    @Brian Griffin how would you send a letter to someone without knowing their name?

  30. P.... ....

    a horn and guitar band - keeps it real, thanks...

  31. �.... ....

    Madness wannabe

  32. L.... M....

    I’m 13 and I LOVE SKA

  33. C.... K....

    I love Dickie's coat in this video

  34. R.... M....

    Great hat

  35. O.... U....

    any one know what type of coat the lead singer is wearing? the cool plaid one

    O.... U....

    go to the thrift store. They have tons of them

  36. T.... 9....

    Live from Carolla One studios in California, this _is_ the Adam Carolla Show....

    T.... 9....

    Glendale, California*

  37. G.... Y....

    Sometimes I Miss Massachusettes. 👍 Bosstones are still Boss

  38. G.... S....

    I was so angry when all the posers hit it big before these guys.... injustice.

  39. M.... S....

    That looks like a coat my Sister used to have back in high school.

  40. D.... D....

    Where can I get that coat though...?

  41. C.... M....

    ska musicians are not regular people. 2k

  42. E.... E....

    I love this song.

  43. D.... D....

    The Bosstones designated hype man

  44. M.... ....

    2:30 👌🏼

  45. O.... ....

    If you hate this song you have mental illness 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️❤️❤️

  46. t.... ....

    The more I sort it out, the more it gets distorted. I sorta think I’m better off just leaving it unsorted.

  47. V.... V....

    Clueless

  48. V.... G....

    My beautiful Brittany Murphy...💔

  49. G.... ....

    Best Use for a Trombone ever....

  50. L.... M....

    This sounds different from the album version strange

  51. D.... B....

    How many cigars do I need to achieve this voice?

  52. K.... B....

    I love the brass.

  53. W.... N....

    Make me want to vote for Trump 2020

  54. N.... H....

    Tartan plaid . . .

  55. S.... ....

    When I watched Clueless for the first time I thought they made out this band, 2019 and I realized they for real.

  56. D.... P....

    I miss ska being popular

  57. B.... J....

    Where is Adam Carolla?

  58. j.... m....

    Stormtroopers of death

  59. E.... C....

    Thank God, ska is dead!

  60. S.... H....

    Adam carolla theme song

  61. D.... ....

    Big feels

  62. N.... Q....

    His voice makes me wanna cough for him ugh

  63. R.... ....

    Clueless brought me here and I have to say I'm glad it did.

  64. C.... M....

    There was a place
    And the name of the place escapes me
    When I can't remember
    It irritates me
    Could be I can't remember
    Could be I choose to not
    Let's move the song along
    And try to find the plot
    There was a girl and I don't know her name either
    She gave me love and I swore I'd never leave her
    If I did I'd come back someday and find her
    Maybe I will, I should write down a reminder
    One day! One day who knows
    Someday, someday I suppose
    There was a verse that I was gonna write I haven't yet
    But there's still a chance I might an open book
    That I still want to close I'll find the time
    Someday I suppose a place and time
    I want to be and spend a storyline
    That's happy in the end plans are made
    With promises so certainly uncertain
    I can't wait to set things straight
    Before they close the curtain
    One day! One day who knows
    Someday, someday I suppose
    The more I sort things out
    The more it gets distorted
    I sort of think I'm better off just leaving it unsorted
    The more I try to change its course
    The more off course it goes
    Of course I'll reach my destination someday I suppose
    Sort it out
    Get distorted
    One day who knows
    Hide behind
    Unreported
    Someday I suppose
    There was a place
    And the name of the place escapes me
    When I can't remember
    It irritates me
    Could be I can't remember
    Could be I choose to not
    Let's move the song along
    And try to find the plot
    There was a girl and I don't know her name either
    She gave me love and I swore I'd never leave her
    If I did, I'd come back someday and find her
    Maybe I will, I should write down a reminder
    One day! One day who knows
    Someday, someday I suppose
    The more I sort it out
    The more it gets distorted
    I sort of think I'm better off just leaving it unsorted
    The more I try to change its course
    The more off course it goes
    Of course I'll reach my destination someday I suppose
    Sort it out
    The more I sort it out
    The more it gets distorted
    I sort of think I'm better off just leaving it unsorted
    The more I try to change its course
    The more off course it goes
    Of course I'll reach my destination (someday I suppose)

  65. F.... F....

    Thanks to beer and a bong hit I was blown back to the 90s and this great music hit me again lol ✌😎🤘

  66. K.... T....

    When you are a teenager but your dad introduces you to 90's ska bands and you like them.

  67. C.... E....

    Mod crap

  68. R.... P....

    Still here 😊

  69. S.... P....

    Clueless.

  70. J.... C....

    It's 2019: I'm old and my music is too

    J.... C....

    go see them live they are epic

    J.... C....

    I enjoy being old at this point... Cuz I remember the way my sisters would, and still do, condescend me... And now every time I say I feel old, I turn to them and go, "oh! But you guys are twelve years older than me. You gen x'ers must feel ancient!"

    J.... C....

    Nothing was like the opening song of a Bosstones show.

    J.... C....

    @andy shea true.

  71. T.... ....

    Some of the best lyrics these guys ever wrote

  72. t.... m....

    I wish all the fake artist (2001 and onward) look at this this is real music with instrument(s) this is real artist. Thank God I was in the 70s 80s and 90s those are the best decades for music and music videos With real talents.

  73. B.... P....

    Ah the 90's.......aahhhhhh the FUCKIN 90's, I miss em soooo much 😭

  74. m.... b....

    Just watched them playimg this in clueless...so old and still so good!

  75. M.... N....

    Published on Jan 29, 2012

  76. P.... J....

    Some day in Poland...

  77. c.... ....

    Clueless

  78. j.... ....

    My favorite voice

  79. j.... ....

    My favorite voice

  80. J.... S....

    10th grade 94'... Anyone?

  81. A.... B....

    Boston represent :))

  82. B.... ....

    got to get in on!

  83. K.... B....

    I saw these guys in PHX this past weekend and they completely stole the show. Love these guys!

  84. a.... c....

    i discover this band a few months ago.. best accident ever made

    a.... c....

    Ikr have you listen to their the impression that I get that was my first song back in 2012

    a.... c....

    @Robert Reynolds NO, was this song and Sad Silence :)

    a.... c....

    @anthony carmine hellz yeah impression that I get is groovy my guy the band in general is fire

    a.... c....

    @Robert Reynoldsamazing lol. i was searching more ska bands, this kind of music is great for me.

  85. S.... I....

    I remember seeing them perform this at the very first Lalapalooza back in 90 or 91. Crazy.

  86. K.... Z....

    That is like the word maybe you might as well just say no

  87. B.... ....

    Ok. I’m drunk. I have a good bosstones story. Went to their show at Penn State early 90’s drunk on many Black Labels. People were stage diving but if people approached Dickie, the bouncers would crush them. Drunk me ran by Dickie and shook hands with “Bosstone” and then I sprinted off with a stage dive. When Bosstone saw me approaching he was initially scared but when I stuck out my hand, he just laughed and extended his hand

  88. R.... M....

    Always thought he had a lougie in his throat

  89. H.... R....

    welcome to Adam Carolla full intro

  90. G.... B....

    I miss ska Hype Men!!!!

  91. r.... ....

    Adam Carolla intro flashbacks.

  92. F.... M....

    they're ok

  93. m.... h....

    When I grow up I wanna be Ben!!

  94. D.... B....

    Legends, love this band so much ever since I was a kid.

  95. C.... C....

    If you like this, you might also like Distemper, a Russian Ska Punk band.
    I bought a bootleg CD in Barcelona in 2003, had it copied a few times and gave it to all my mates.
    They hated it.

  96. C.... G....

    I grew up in the 2000s but somehow I have this feeling as if I had really lived my teens in the 90s, I was born in 1995 so crazy to explain every single time i get to hear or see something from the 90s I get nostaligic

  97. A.... S....

    I saw them in ft. Lauderdale and my friend and I got to go up and dance ot was a blast. Fun times.