Treading so light like I'm not even here Trying so hard to seem light like the air What if the stupid things I say haunt me forever What if the worst of it is all that you remember I've been moving around for so long Everyone I love has moved on Take me back to California Everything seems so hard I barely move Being swallowed up by my mind and mood What if I never get better and die all alone What if I've never been right about anything at all I've been moving around for so long (when I get home) Everyone I love has moved on (like I was) Take me back to California Take me back to California It's been a long year Have I been walking taller yet It's been a long year Still waking up in a cold sweat Am I walking taller But still feeling smaller Trying to clear my mind Am I out of time It's been a long year And I need getting out of here Getting out of here I've been moving around for so long (when I get home) Everyone I love has moved on (like I was) Take me back to California Take me back to California Take me back to California Take me back to California