California

you sang a song as you packed up your bags

a summer solstice lullaby

i succumb to cliche sentiments but forget the lines

i turn on the phonograph to drown you out with retrospective whinesall the leaves are brown

and the sky is grey

promise not to cry as you walk awaydrinking tons of caffeine makes my heart beat fast

seeing you can do the same

i try in vain to sing your song

but my melody is wrong, it's sounds so...all the leaves are brown

and the sky is grey

(give it up for california)

peel the stucco off

toss it in the bay

(dust...desert...Denny's...sand)

solve the puzzle just throw it all away

(sun...traffic...plastic...tan)

promise not to cry any more today...