Don't know
what I was looking for
when I went home
I found me alone
and sometimes
I need someone to say
You'll be all right
what's on your mind
but the water's
shallow here
and I am full of fear
and empty handed
after two long years
Another sunny day
in California
I'm sure back home
they'd love to see it
but they don't know
that what you love
is ripped away
before you get
a chance to feel it
Back home
I always thought
I wanted so much more
Now I'm not too sure
'cause sometimes
I miss knowing
someone's there for me
and feeling free
Free to stand beside
the ocean in moonlight
and light myself
a smoke beneath
the dark Atlantic sky
Another sunny day
in California
I'm sure back home
they'd love to see it
but they don't know
that what you love
is ripped away
before you get a chance
before you get
a chance to feel it
Everybody here is
living life in fear
of falling out of line
Tearing lives apart
and breaking lots of hearts
just to pass the time
and the eyes get red
in the back of your head
this place will
make you blind
Put it all behind me
and I'll be just fine
Another sunny day
beneath this cloudless sky
Sometimes I wish that
it would rain here
and wash away
the west coast
dreaming from my eyes
There's nothing real
for them to see here
Another starry night
in California
I'm sure back home
they'd love to see it
but they don't know
that what you love
is ripped away
before you get a chance
before you get a chance
to feel it