I left Louisiana for a fifty-thousand-watt antenna
On a sinner's prayer, three chords, and the truth
Golden State's got your name
Greyhound bus and a walk of fame
It's a hard lesson in what distance can do

If God made the two cities closer, I'd be right beside you
But then where would the Grand Canyon be?
I'll meet you in Nashville, California or L.A., Tennessee

Dreamer's dreams are never done, gypsy's songs never sung
Spit out the bones, say to hell with all the rest
Souls like ours are always looking for
A way into love, a way out the door
Just keep that compass pointed east and west

No place this cowboy heart won't go
Star-lined streets or old back roads
Broadway bars or the land of silver screens
So I'll meet you in Nashville, California or L.A., Tennessee

I've never been a patient man
I've tried like hell to make amends
Two thousand miles and beautiful plans
Tell those western stars keep watching over
The City of Angels, I'm coming for ya
The only way I know 'til I grow wings

I'll get in this old pickup truck
And I'll drive it west 'til the sun comes up
'Cause I love you and the way you love your dreams

Just know I'd move these mountains for you, every grain of desert sand
And if you ever wanna settle down with me
We'll call it Nashville, California or L.A., Tennessee
Call it Nashville, California or L.A. Tennessee

Mm, where the dreamers go and the stars hang low
Oh, where the dreamers go and the stars hang low
Mmm