One, two... There's a hard rain showing me the way Up from here to the fire escape I was caught stuck standing in the flames again Who the hell would you be telling? Everybody knows my secret well It's a long look stranded in the maze again And it's a long way back to California And I ain't got time to cover my tracks How the hell do I return to normal If I'm always ending up flat on my back Well, these are the golden years Thought I'd never find 'em I'd just watch 'em disappear Into the echoes of all the older lovers That still whisper my name around here ♪ And it's one more town to be sure The rain ain't coming 'round here no more Took me eight years to figure out what to do And it's a stoned throwback to the old Habits stored in a well worn coat That's the price needed to pay to face the truth And it's a long way back to California And I ain't got time to cover my tracks How the hell do I return to normal If I'm always ending up flat on my back Well, these are the golden years I thought I'd never find 'em I'd just watch them disappear Into the echoes of all the older lovers That still whisper my name around here Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ And it's a long way back to California And I ain't got time to cover my tracks