California

There’s a golden gate to the hwy 1
ringing mission bells in the setting sun
If there’s a long way home
That’s the road I’m on
But I think I’m gonna make it tonight
I left home when I was 16
I’m Just a run away chasin the west coast dream
cause when I thought I knew love
it didn’t love me
and its a hard thing waiting to be
All this California dreamin is weighin heavy on my mind
If I was good enough for leavin, why can’t I leave it all behind
All those lazy days we lay in, gettin high and drinkin wine
I should be over you…
but Im takin my time
I bought a midnight ticket with a broken heart
I packed an old suitcase for a brand new start
it’s an open road with no end in sight
tell me lord am I doin it right
All this California dreamin is weighin heavy on my mind
If I was good enough for leavin, why can’t I leave it all behind
All those lazy days we lay in, gettin high and drinkin wine
I should be over you…
but Im takin my time
There’s a little bit of you in every line I write
It’s the reason some nights that I can’t turn out the light
cause even though you’re gone
you’re the muse I’ve known
and I can’t just leave it alone
All this California dreamin is weighin heavy on my mind
If I was good enough for leavin, why can’t I leave it all behind
All those lazy days we lay in, gettin high and drinkin wine
I should be over you…
but Im takin my time