come to california

hotels and cigarettes and empty bars where i just sit

and contemplate the things that i can't know

and all i ask of you are honest words and simple truths

a place to lay my head when i get lost

nothing here is right

i guess i'll shut my eyes

come to california

'cause i've been lonely for you

we can stay up all night

just to watch the sunrise

come to california

nothing's right without you

and even in the daylight

well i can't see the sky

i watch the waves

they disappear beneath the boardwalk

then i blink my eyes and step farther down the beach

and i'll get drunk this time on boone's farm wine

in my defense i'd like to say at least it's always sweet

nothing here is right

i guess i'll shut my eyes

come to california

'cause i've been lonely for you

we can stay up all night

just to watch the sunrise

come to california

'cause nothing's right without you

and even in the daylight

i can't see the sky

and i don't know if i believe

i'm everything i should be

if i'm everything for you

love

i am drowning in this change

that's washing over everything i know like tumbling waves

ah

come to california

'cause i've been lonely for you

we can stay up all night

just to watch the sunrise

come to california

'cause nothing's right without you

and even in the daylight

i can't see the sky

i can't see the sky

come to california

'cause i've been lonely for you

we can stay up all night

just to watch the sunrise

come to california

'cause nothing's right without you

and even in the daylight

well i can't see the sky