[Verse 1]
A long December, there's reason to believe
That maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin'
Now the days go by so fast

[Chorus]
And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
And if you think that I could be forgiven
I wish you would

[Refrain]
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, na

[Verse 2]
The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
And all at once, you look across a crowded room
To see the way that light attaches to a girl

[Chorus]
And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think you might come to California
I think you should
[Refrain]
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, na
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, yeah

[Verse 3]
Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after 2 a.m.​
And talked a little while about the year
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you couldn't show her

[Verse 4]
It's been a long December and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass

[Chorus]
And it's one more day up in the canyons
And it's one more night in Hollywood
And it's been so long since I've seen the ocean
I guess I should

[Refrain]
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, yeah
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, yeah