I met him on the edge of a goodbye
I was standing there with no place left to fly
I was young but never green, a little wiser than my time it seemed
He told me about the places he could hide
Wild and kinda crazy most the time
My heart was hanging on his every lie
I memorized his every thought,
But the walls he had could never be brought down,
And now he's not around
Guess I'm just a face left in the crowd

(CHORUS)

Oh California, please come back to me
Oh California, you're who I want to be
Live inside of me

Vivid picture plays inside my head
Of things he swore we'd never do again
He put on that LA face
And left me with a bittersweet taste of life
And that's enough to keep me alive

(CHORUS)

I know you're lyin somewhere in the arms of destiny
Your memory it still lingers here and I'll never set it free

(CHORUS)

Live inside of me