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Ivumba elifudumeleyo le-colitas, linyuka emoyeni
Phaya mgama, ndabona ukukhanya kubengezela
Intloko yam yaba buthuntu ndaza ndabona luzizi
Kwafuneka ndimise ubusuku
Nanko wema emnyango
Ndeva intsimbi yokuthunywa
Bendizicingela ke mna
'Le inokuba lizulu okanye esi siHogo
Watsho elayita ikhandlela wandibonisa indlela
Kwavakala amazwi ezantsi kwipaseji
Ndacinga ukuba ndive besitsho
Wamkelekile kwiHotele yaseCalifornia
Indawo entle kangaka (indawo ethandeka ngolo hlobo)
Ubuso obuthandeka kangaka
Ininzi indawo kwiHotele yaseCalifornia
Naliphi na ixesha lonyaka (naliphi na ixesha lonyaka) ungayifumana apha
Ingqondo yakhe ijijelwe nguTiffany, uneegophe zeMercedes
Unamakhwenkwe amaninzi amahle, awabiza ngokuba ngabahlobo
Indlela abaxhentsa ngayo eyadini, ukubila okumnandi kwehlobo
Abanye umdaniso ukukhumbula, abanye umdaniso ukulibala
Ndiye ndafowunela uKapteni
'Khawundizisele iwayini yam
Wathi, 'asizange sibe naloo moya apha ukusukela kwishumi elinesithoba lamashumi amathandathu anesithoba
Kwaye nangoku loo mazwi akhwaza ekude
Zivuse ezinzulwini zobusuku
Ukuva nje besithi'
Wamkelekile kwiHotele yaseCalifornia
Indawo entle kangaka (indawo ethandeka ngolo hlobo)
Ubuso obuthandeka kangaka
Bahlala kuyo kwiHotele yaseCalifornia
Yintoni eyothusayo (yeyona nto imangalisayo), yizisa i-alibis yakho
Izipili kwisilingi
Ichampagne epinki emkhenkceni
Kwaye wathi, 'sonke singamabanjwa nje apha, ngokwethu
Kwaye kumagumbi enkosi
Bahlanganisana ke emthendelekweni
Bayihlaba ngeemela zabo ezinentsimbi
Kodwa abanakulibulala irhamncwa
Into yokugqibela endiyikhumbulayo, ndandinjalo
Ukubaleka ucango
Kwafuneka ndiyifumane indlela yokubuyela kwindawo endandikuyo ngaphambili
'Khululeka' yatsho indoda yasebusuku
'Silungiselelwe ukuba samkele
Ungajonga naliphi na ixesha olithandayo
Kodwa awunakuze uhambe!
