Driving fast in the heartbreak 6 pm in the 5 lanes going westbound towards the coast Towards the one she loves the most Lord knows it’s been a long day For auditions in the all-state Maybe she should just go home Far away when she’s so close One way ticket on the dash From the place she can’t remember Now the sun is setting fast over the 9-0-2-1-0 These things were never meant to last Wishing they were still together and the bodies driving past She’s got nowhere to go
This is California, baby Where the dreams die fast and the lovers fall This is California, baby Is this what you want? Is this what you’d hope?
This is California, baby Where the cameras flash and the hearts are caught This is California, baby Is this what you want Ready to go?
She parks the car and jumps right out Not sure if it’s the right house She’s been hoping for these times Hasn’t seen him for months Feels like the last one standing No fairy tale ending for this princess, she is alone His loves a drug and he overdosed Now he opens up the door and she is lost in her emotion He looks so good at 24 and she knows that he’s mad He says we’ve been through this before, we were just going through the motions Now her heart is on the floor of this overpriced flat And he says
This is California, baby Where the dreams die fast and the lovers fall This is California, baby Is this what you want? Is this what you’d hope?
This is California, baby Where the cameras flash and the hearts are caught This is California, baby Is this what you want Ready to go?
This is California, baby Where the dreams die fast and the lovers fall This is California, baby Is this what you want? Is this what you’d hope?
This is California, baby Where the cameras flash and the hearts are caught This is California, baby Is this what you want Ready to go?