California
like a terra cotta soldier waiting for the sun,
i'd been in the dark for so long
looking for a war to fight, an enemy to kill,
i'd been looking at this thing oh so wrong
since i was a kid i'd heard your work is what you are
that people trade their time for their worth
the less you care, the more you win in this rat race we're running in,
we've all been on the clock since our birth
the thing that mattered most was what the other people thought of you
that you did what they told you to
their judgment was the way you knew
but these screens sure take a toll on you
ohhhhh my god
(C) well, show me to the door, 'cuz i don't want this any more
and i'm putting down the weight
i'll find a way to find a california in my mind
and let this fall away
one night I fell asleep and dreamed the road would rescue me
and I'd fade into the asphalt like a ghost
I'd drive into the sunset, man, I'd melt into the beams
And coalesce again on the coast
So I left behind the things I'd loved, the places where I grew
All the people who had taught me how to be
And as I hit the road, I sprouted dark wings and I flew,
I learned just what it means to be free
I traveled high, I traveled low, on foot, by bike, by car, by plane
till late one night near Coeur D'Alene
a deep-down existential pain
I wondered, laying in the rain
If I'd ever see my home again
ohhhhhh my god
(C) well, get me off the road, 'cuz I've been so alone
I want another way
i'll find a way to find a california in my mind
i place where I can stay
rollin'...
once upon a time, I thought I'd found the girl for me
and we'd orbit 'round each other for all time
but time and time and time again I tried my best to be
the line completing someone else's rhyme
i thought i knew what love was like a rock knows how to fly
and like a stone i never spent time crying
i realize now the truth is that you shouldn't have to try
to sell yourself to someone who ain’t buying
but love has always come to me a little bit too easily
as you'll no doubt begin to see
if you listen to my discography
or consider my geography
a map of my catastrophes
if you love 'em, then you set 'em free
but escaping always escaped me
ohhhhh my god
(C) well, kick me out your door, I don't need you any more
I want someone who cares
i'll find a way to find a california in my mind
a love that I can share
rollin'...