Spanish kings and princes a new foreign land
Ghosts of a people with a fault line in the sand
Adios old world the new one starts right here
There's treasure in their pockets while the poppies disappear
Never say Eureka you can find it but they'll take it away
You will finally see it from your rear-view mirror falling into the sea
Progress is made with the legislative sword
And if you disagree you'll quickly be ignored
Broken towns and bridges they cannot pay their bills
So they look at all the people and say there's gold up in them hills
Never say Eureka you can find it but they'll take it away
You will finally see it from your rear-view mirror falling into the sea
From Monterey it paved the way to your Sacramento gold
While your housewives in the OC they were never told
How you dug their ditches or drilled oil from their shore
They anteed up and paid the price to have a little more
Never say Eureka ... You can find it but they'll take it away
You will finally see it from your rear-view mirror falling into the sea
Never say Eureka ... You can find it but they'll take it away
You will finally see it from your rear-view mirror falling into the sea