California Lament

It’s a long time, been missing you

The miles I’ve traveled don’t seem real to me

It’s been a long time, seen your face

And I wonder if these miles bring you back to me

Yesterday morning, driving south

You know I watch the trees go by

I thought of you, wandering through this life alone

And I want to be there when the sun burns the sky

And I want to hold you in the cold, darkened night

And I want to see you in the sunlight and the rain

I don’t want to go away again

I don’t want to go away again

I get to thinking as the days go by

What is this life we’re living for

I call your name at night to the darkness

And I want to be there when the sun burns the sky

And I want to hold you in the cold, darkened night

And I want to see you in the sunlight and the rain

I don’t want to go away again

I don’t want to go away again