You wanna know why I, why'd I die for this West Coast turkey?From Sacra to San Diego, I was put in workCalifornia soldiers, we was born and bornIt's like a lei in the bay, it's the heart of the dogPump the blood of an Aztec, mean mug, nothing plasticWhat's up homie, fire up, let's get blastedFlash on the pass homie, you ain't knowCalifornia, used to be MexicoNow check the Spanish surnames on the cities we claimLos Angeles and San Francisco, all the sameIt's the coldest state of California, baby babyBefore you hate on us, we gotta warn yaMexicans, Cali's biggest minorityIn the millennium, officially, we'll be the majorityTake a look around you, the world is a barrioAnd everybody's low-riding like they on their way to a courseCalifornia, it's just like MexicoAnd Phoenix, Arizona, that's rightIt's just like MexicoDenver, ColoradoIt's just like MexicoAnd Houston, Texas, why?It's just like MexicoIt's just like MexicoI took a trip to the city of bright lights, Las VegasSitting near the * table, full of playersHot rollers, Latin ballers and money makersSupermodels with Fuliatos, that's how I break itThe title taker, from the streets to the skyscraperFrom Frisco to Phoenix, they see, we chase paperEvery city I go, I see some homies dipping lolosT-shirt khakis, mall-headed logosI went to Utah, Salt Lake CityDid a show for Cinco de MayoAnd see so many Heiners looking prettyI heard they got Chicanos in ChicagoDoing a thug danceAin't go-headed, ManoEverybody balling clavoFrom Houston, TexasTo Denver, ColoradoWe low-riding in a Lexus on the way to a car showThe Southwest, it's just like MexicoUtah, it's just like MexicoAnd Nevada, boy, it's just like MexicoYou know Texas, it's just like MexicoAnd Colorado, oh yeah, it's just like MexicoYeah, I ain't been around the worldBut now everywhere I look, I see homiesSo what's up?Now we up in Dallas, with some stallionsHanging on me at the bar like medallionsEvery barrio I go, I fit right inCause everywhere that I look, I see MexicansCara mia, tan ferraza like Pancho VillaMi casa es tu casa, drink shots of tequilaPuerto Ricans got New York, and the Cubans got FloridaBut it's just like Mexico, when you listen to CaliforniaIt's just like MexicoIt's just like MexicoAnd Albuquerque, New Mexico, it's just like MexicoBoy, it's just like MexicoIt's San Diego, oh yeah, it's just like MexicoLos Angeles, it's just like MexicoThe Bay Area, just like Mexico