I've been searching my mind
I need a place to hide, it gets so hard to find
I've been searching my dreams
Faces look so strange, all the rooms have changed

California, you run so far away
California, this time, you're gonna stay

I've been searching my life
Somewhere in the past, nothing ever lasts
I've been searching your eyes
It's so hard to breathe in your eternity

California, you run so far away
California, this time, you're gonna stay

With me for a little while
I wanna see that smile again

California, you run so far away
California, this time, I'm gonna stay