I'm admitting that I am confused

Cuz I've never been in what you've put me through

And I wish that I had a single excuse

To say that I've got nothing left to lose

You were always a metaphor

To the things that you had to pretend you adored

And a lesson alone is so much more

Than an answer you never tried asking for

You will one day find out

That everything can fall down

Cuz life is keen on letting go

When you live it all alone

Well we've got movies to the west

And we've got football to the east

And we've got highways passing by us

But if I could say the least

It's that this all was never perfect

But it's never gonna cease to be our home

Agreed?

Take off to the California coast

They say you'll be a star

I hope to God those city boys

Don't change the girl you are

But when you turn to head on home

And check up on your friends

Will you...

Check your mirror and see yourself

And check the pictures we have kept

And tell yourself it's never been so wrong to pretend

That you knew everything bout yourself

When you went off what they told you and not once had you felt

Like your frequent decisions were always mistakes

And the chances you got were the ones you would take

I'm a little impressed with the fact that you're gone

And I'm not so surprised that before too damn long

You will end up the subject of every song

Bout a girl who was broken when she thought she was strong

We've got miles left to walk

And a perfect view of space

And we've got every single night

Where we would all just stare away

From the rooftop of your house

To every dream we ever wondered if we'd face

Take off to the California coast

They say you'll be a star

I hope to God those city boys

Don't change the girl you are

But when you turn to head on home

And check up on your friends

Will you...

Check your mirror and see yourself

And check the pictures we have kept

And tell yourself it's never been so wrong to pretend

That your world hasn't fallen apart

You're unstitching the threads in all of your scars

You're too proud to admit you're going too far

With this goal that you set yourself

Take off to the California coast

They say you'll be a star

I hope to God those city boys

Don't change the girl you are

But when you turn to head on home

And check up on your friends

Will you...

Check your mirror and see yourself

And check the pictures we have kept

And tell yourself it's never been so wrong to pretend