I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. hmm, I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so Going back to Cali, stylin, profilin Growlin, and smilin, while in the sun The top is down, on the black Corvette And it's fly, cause it's sittin on Dayton's Laurents steering wheel, plushed out, gold-leaf phantom top and three girls waiting VRRRROOM engine's blowin, the chrome, is shining Passing all the cars on the way Movement of the wind, back wheels spin Pop in a cassette and push play I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali - yea y'all, I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I'm going back to Cali, shakin 'em, bakin 'em Takin 'em to spots they never before hung ?? the place, on Sunset it's a trip Where the A.C.'s cold, and the girls still strip The record skip, but this girl kept dancin Prancin, grindin, grinnin, romancin I asked her to the barn, so we could hit the hay I wanna do this, Brutus, but I don't wanna pay I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali - no man I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. .. I'm going back to Cali, rising, surprising Advising realizing, she's sizing me up Her bikini - small; heels - tall She said, she liked, the ocean She showed me a beach, gave me a peach and pulled out the suntan lotion Now I thought that was fast, but this girl was faster She's lookin for a real good time I said, Close your eyes, I got a surprise, and I ran away with the bottle of wine I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so [saxophone solo]
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. hmm, I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so Going back to Cali, stylin, profilin Growlin, and smilin, while in the sun The top is down, on the black Corvette And it's fly, cause it's sittin on Dayton's Laurents steering wheel, plushed out, gold-leaf phantom top and three girls waiting VRRRROOM engine's blowin, the chrome, is shining Passing all the cars on the way Movement of the wind, back wheels spin Pop in a cassette and push play I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali - yea y'all, I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I'm going back to Cali, shakin 'em, bakin 'em Takin 'em to spots they never before hung ?? the place, on Sunset it's a trip Where the A.C.'s cold, and the girls still strip The record skip, but this girl kept dancin Prancin, grindin, grinnin, romancin I asked her to the barn, so we could hit the hay I wanna do this, Brutus, but I don't wanna pay I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali - no man I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. .. I'm going back to Cali, rising, surprising Advising realizing, she's sizing me up Her bikini - small; heels - tall She said, she liked, the ocean She showed me a beach, gave me a peach and pulled out the suntan lotion Now I thought that was fast, but this girl was faster She's lookin for a real good time I said, Close your eyes, I got a surprise, and I ran away with the bottle of wine I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so [saxophone solo]
"Going Back to Cali" foi lançada em 1988 como single da trilha sonora de *Less Than Zero* e do álbum *Walking with a Panther*, de LL Cool J.
O disco foi co‑escrito e produzido por Rick Rubin, que também criou o conceito da música a partir de sua própria ambivalência em mudar de Nova Iorque para Los Angeles.
O single atingiu o lugar 31 na Billboard Hot 100 e o 12 no Hot R&B/Hip‑Hop Songs, sendo certificado ouro pelo RIAA em 28 de maio de 1991 e depois platina em 30 de maio de 2017.
O verso descreve uma viagem a Los Angeles onde LL Cool J encontra diversas mulheres, mas as deixa porque são “muito agressivas sexualmente”.
O lado B contém “Jack the Ripper”, uma faixa de diss destinada a Kool Moe Dee como resposta ao seu hit “How Ya Like Me Now”.
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