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 to sunken city Take me back to the sunshine state Leaving town was a mistake I'm always sick of home I'm always home sick Working paycheck to paycheck Just to pay the rent My soul is parched The coast soothes this thirst I'm a slave to the curse and it's getting worse California, California cursed I was born here I know 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