[Verse 1]
If I was a songbird, I would have a Southern drawl
I'd return all your love letters you send me on the road
If I was a vampire, I would suck out all the blood
I'd return it with the time and patience from me that you took

[Chorus]
And I've never been to California
But I've heard that it's pretty nice when it's not on fire
And I've never had myself a good time
But I'm burning through all of my brain cells
To ease my troubled mind

[Verse 2]
If I was a landslide, I wouldn't harm your home
I'd bury half the countryside and I'd leave with the storm
I am just one ethnic child, I was raised in the suburbs
I've only grown more questions from the lessons I have learned

[Chorus]
And I've never been to California
I've heard that it's pretty nice when it's not on fire
And I've never had myself a good time
But I'm burning through all of my brain cells
To ease my troubled mind
[Outro]
Yes, I'm burning through all of my brain cells
To ease my troubled mind
Yes, I'm burning through all of my brain cells
To ease my troubled mind