You plotted your escape from the London grey to the Empire State
To dodge the burden of your past
And New York City made you smile, if only for a little while
Down underneath the overpass
You found you didn't like the taste
Of the Big Apple's crowded space
It felt just like the town you'd left
You wanted sunshine in your eyes
You needed empty desert skies
The kind you only find out west
Things will be ok in California with Bob singing on the stereo "Don't worry 'bout a thing"
Luck pans out for you in California, opportunity is blowing on the Santa Ana winds
Life seems brighter out in California and the Angelenos always tell you que "todo va a estar bien"
You struck gold out there in California and I don't think that you've ever looked as happy as you did back then
As soon as you arrived and were cruising up the 405
The blue Pacific set you free
Then at night the sky grew dark and city lights looked just like stars
From up at the observatory
You'd found a tonic to the pain
A chance to start over again
Among the tinsel and the crime
Pulled up on Sunset Boulevard
Where the actors have it hard
Out underneath the western sky
Things will be ok in California with Bob singing on the stereo "Don't worry 'bout a thing"
Luck pans out for you in California, opportunity is blowing on the Santa Ana winds
Life seems brighter out in California and the Angelenos always tell you que "todo va a estar bien"
You struck gold out there in California and I don't think that you've ever looked as happy as you did back then
Things will be ok in California with Bob singing on the stereo "Don't worry 'bout a thing"
Luck pans out for you in California, opportunity is blowing on the Santa Ana winds
Life seems brighter out in California and the Angelenos always tell you que "todo va a estar bien"
You struck gold out there in California and I don't think that you've ever looked as happy as you did back then
credits
from Better Late...,
released July 24, 2022
Words and music by Josh Leuner
Vocals, acoustic guitar and synths: Josh Leuner
Lead guitar: Conrad King
Mixing, production, and mastering: Conrad King
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