Johnny’s waking up from driving in his sleep
Johnny’s waking up and he can barely breathe
He’s saying, I’ve gotta go, I’ve gotta go
I’ve got to get out of this town
And he’s wiping off his eyes
Because he can’t see the road
From the rain coming down
he’s freezing through his clothes
I want to wake up in California
I want to wake up where it’s always so much warmer
Than the rest of the world
I’ve ever known
I want to run away from home
I want to run away from home
To you
Johnny’s waking up with one foot on the gas
Johnny’s waking up and he’s running from his past
He’s saying
I’ve got to go, I’ve gotta go
I’ve got to get out of this town
And he’s wiping off his eyes
Cause he can’t see the road
From the tears coming down
There’s nowhere else to go
I want to wake up in California
I want to wake up where it’s always so much warmer
Than the rest of the world
I’ve ever known
I want to run away from home
I want to run away from home
To you
The sun comes up, the light pours in
Hoping time and time again, these words I'm forming
Won't come back to haunt me
I can't say what I want to
Waking up a little but uneasy
Waking up a little bit more sleepy
Than when we went to bed
When everything was crazy
Waking up, it's all a little hazy now
I'm not so excited now
That I can't say what I want to enough
Maybe you could, maybe I could, maybe we could...
Maybe we...
But I can't say what I want to enough
I can't say it.
I can't say that Maybe you could, maybe I could, maybe we could...
Maybe we...
Waking up, the summer's always quiet here
Waking up and all we're doing lying here is
Wish the world away to come again another year
Wish the world away, I'll whisper in your ear and say
Maybe you could, maybe I could, maybe we could...
Maybe we...
about
A short morning session playing a few tunes in Michael Romanowski's room with 2 microphones, a guitar and me singing.
credits
released July 8, 2010
Recorded and mixed by Michael Romanowski at Michael Romanowski Mastering in San Francisco. 1340mission.com
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