I was just a boy in love, and you were a girl head over heels
All those days never lasted long enough
And all those nights were filled with cigaretes and sex appeal

Take my hands, and we can never come back to this town
Where it's always winter, and your so-called friends always bring you 
down
Because you don't belong here, you were born to be so much more than 
this
Don't waste another day in a town that doesn't know you exist 

Let's run away to California 
Nothing to lose but a string on a guitar
Nothing to hold us back now, we've got a trip to take
Let's live the dream in California
And make them all proud that we got this far
Nothing to head back to, so head for the golden state


I was just a boy with a crush, and you were a girl who felt the same
And we were just a couple of kids in a city that would never know our 
name
And I know it's hard to just pack your things and so goodbye
When this is all you've ever known, but I swear it's brighter on the other 
side

So please come with me and let's start a brand new life
Move to California and everything's gonna be alright

Let's run away to California 
Nothing to lose but a string on a guitar
Nothing to hold us back now, we've got a trip to take
Let's live the dream in California
And make them all proud that we got this far
Nothing to head back to, so head for the golden state

Whoa, California 

I was just a boy in love, and you were a girl head over heels