A part of me is wondering how I got here A hundred miles from home and it's been three years You opened up my eyes to something so clear I've never seen before The things I used to crave don't hit the same now The life I used to lead, yea I would lay down If all I have is you with me on the road Then I'll go We can leave our problems by the water Just like footprints in the sand No, I don't mind leavin' California If you hold my hand I don't ever want another That was never in the plan I will follow you anywhere on Earth If I can hold your hand Blueprints, blueprints We built our love without 'em Truth is, truth is Things just got way too crowded We'll probably miss the mountains It's flat where our new house is We can roll in the hills of the grass and Yea, Hollywood is drownin' And I don't wanna swim You want new surroundings I just want new friends Tennessee is callin' We can leave the Benz There's a dock and a lighthouse where we Can leave our problems by the water Just like footprints in the sand No, I don't mind leavin' California If you hold my hand I don't ever want another That was never in the plan I will follow you anywhere on Earth If I can hold your hand The things I used to crave don't hit the same now No, I don't mind leavin' The life I used to lead, yea I would lay down No, I don't mind leavin' California The things I used to crave don't hit the same now No, I don't mind leavin' The life I used to lead, yea I would lay down No, I don't mind leavin' We can leave our problems by the water Just like footprints in the sand No, I don't mind leavin' California If you hold my hand I don't ever want another That was never in the plan I will follow you anywhere on Earth If I can hold your hand