Summer rising
From the pavement black
The small of my back

“It’s been a while”
Don’t make it my fault
That you haven’t called

I say I’ve been
Thinking about driving
Out to California
Finding room to breathe
You’re doubtful
Hard line of your mouth, oh
You don’t think I
Have the nerve to leave

So I’ll head for the desert sky
Leave all the people, the neon lights
Running to something new
This city looks too much like you

Drunk and tired
I find every excuse
For this feeling, except you
Same old dance
Repeat and reminisce
On when we made sense


I say, “I shouldn’t
Wait for something good to
Come around, I’ve got to seek it out”
You say, “Do you know
What it is you want though?”
And I think I do, and it’s not you

So I’ll head for the desert sky
Leave all the people, the neon lights
Running to something new
This city looks too much like you

So I’ll head for the desert sky
Follow the moon and the car taillights
Nothing to lose, to prove
This city looks too much like you