it's a classic case
twenty something days
til this twenty something
makes a choice

i've weighed the options
lost in thought walking around
yeah i need some new streets
where these memories don't surround

cause i could be here
or i could be gone
i could be anywhere at all

and i think of california when i see
a plane arching towards the sky
i could escape with the sunset
see my life bright in a new light

yeah my compass is broken
but i've got so much compassion
that i'll trade you for the answers
to the questions that i'm not asking

oh i'm loyal like a dog
i feel so spoiled in this life
so hold me like a lover
tell i'm doing this right

cause i could stay here
or i could take off
in a second i could be anywhere at all

and i dream of california when i see
a plane arching towards the sky
i could escape with the sunset
see my life bright in a new light
i'll be fine

you can stroke my ego and i will pet your pride
and we'll hang out on melrose and we'll learn how to lie
or we'll hide in the hills, the beach parties, the thrills
the close friends and dark clubs, we'll drink up our fill
we'll be happy

cause i dream of california
when i see a plane arching towards the sky
i could escape with the sunset
see my life bright in a new light