[Verse 1]
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 alright, what's on your mind?"
But the water's shallow here, and I am full of fear
And empty-handed after two long years
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Everybody here is living life in fear of falling out of line
Tearing lives apart and breaking lots of hearts just to pa** 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
[Bridge]
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
[Outro]
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