Left behind my home, three thousand miles down the road
In my Prius with my only mouth to feed
I don't care what town as long as she is not around
Just get me far as hell from Nashville, Tennessee

'Cause I'd rather be depressed in California
Ocean's got the only blues I need
Lay me down to rest in California
Heart as cold as New Year's NYC

Friends all think I'm dead, a silver bullet in my head
They've been searching in the flowers and the weeds
They don't know the truth, I'm bringing back the joy of youth
Drinkin' high life from thе bottle on the beach

'Cause I'd rather be depressed in California
Ocean's got the only blues I need
Lay me down to rest in California
Heart as cold as New Year's NYC

'Cause I'd rather be depressed in California
Finally I can find myself some peace
Lay me down to rest in California
Maybe I'll just end up on TV

One hundred thousand cigarettes in California
Still cleaner than the air I used to breathe
I'd rather be depressed in California
'Cause nothing else is good enough for me