She wanted to meet me somewhere in between
California and Tennessee
And I wasn’t ready, but I told myself I was
‘Cause I didn’t want to give her up
Oh my head is a big empty space
I shouldn’t have gone to L.A

In Encinitas, I took her on a date
Speaking Italian — what’d you say?
And I drank from a cactus, got a sunburn like a fever
Told her that I was worried that I might leave her
And aren’t they funny, the things we don’t anticipate?
I shouldn’t have gone to L.A

I know you love me
Don’t go thinking I’ll hold a grudge
You’re tired of mе
That’s just a part of falling in love
And you know I felt the samе
So I shouldn’t have gone to L.A

She wanted to meet me somewhere in between
California and Tennessee
And I went the whole way, ‘cause I was scared and restless
‘Cause I wanted to go there, even if it were reckless
And I don’t blame her for my penchant for escape
But I shouldn’t have gone to L.A