Leaves are brown Sky is grey And I'm a thousand miles away I'd be safe I'd be warm My head changes everyday I'm not dreaming This is real to me Take me back this fuckin' city Take me back to the sunshine state Leaving town was a mistake I'm always sick of home I'm always home sick Paycheck to paycheck Just to pay the rent My soul is parched The coast soothes my thirst I'm a slave to this curse, it's getting worse California, California cursed I was born here And I'll die here Until that day, this is where I'll be This state has swallowed me whole Suck me down and set me free California, California cursed