We drove the desert in a Cadillac
I got my first tattoo with you
Your neon eyes, they were buzzin'
Well yeah, we didn't have much to lose
And we were sneaking in to all the local dives
As we were sinking in to the sands of time
The smoke danced off the cigarette
But I could see you through the haze
We were running on adrenaline
Yeah, that was life in the good ol' days
But I knew that I had to let you go that night
And the hardest part was to say goodbye
What tears us apart, brings us closer
You know I had to go, but you're still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart, brings us closer
You know I had to go
But you're still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart, brings us closer
I should be calling more
Than I do, I say my schedule makes it tough
And I know that's a bad excuse
Just can't admit that Cali messed me up
So forgive me love
For the dotted lines
That's when I saw the world
You never left my mind
What tears us apart, brings us closer
You know I had to go, but you're still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart, brings us closer
You know I had to go
But you're still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart, brings us closer
What tears us apart, brings us closer
You took a gamble on me
Oh, the irony
Now every song that I sing
Is in memory
I started a band down in liberty
Think I wrote you a song or two
Hope the boys are still smiling
I wondering if they think about me too
You know I had to go, oh!
But you're still my home
This city's flesh and bone
What tears us apart, brings us closer
What tears us apart
Brings us closer
What tears us apart
Brings us closer