[Verse 1]
Ventura Highway is rolling and winding
Wherever I may be
Ventura highway is calling out my name
Calling me home to the sea

[Verse 2]
Maybe I'm lonely, maybe I'm only
Learning what lonely means
Somebody told me, the road would come show me
If I fell on times like these

[Chorus 1]
Well I'm not running away from the real world today
I'm just running away to my own
Maybe I'll disappear
'Cause out here I don't feel so alone, oh

[Verse 3]
Ventura Highway, I think I've decided
Your journey's a lot like me
Lost in the best way and restless like LA
Travelling and remaining free

[Chorus 2]
And I'm not running away just to make an escape
And I'm not running away for too long
Maybe I'll disappear
'Cause out here I can hear a new song
[Verse 4]
Ventura Highway, you always remind me
To follow the wild, blue breeze
California to guide me, yeah, that's where you'll find me
Just drifting like the wind in the trees

[Chorus 3]
And I'm not running away from the voice of reason
I'm just running away from the noise
Maybe I'll disappear
'Cause out here at least I've got a choice

[Outro]
Ventura Highway, if I had it my way
We'd be the best of friends
'Cause the story we're writing is oftly inviting
And I'm off to find out how it ends