Just out of reach is the gold your rushing for with bags under your eyes

I've been chasing a rainbow, wound up at your door, wanna see the other side.

It's not quite like I imagined, like I did before

When you're pouring all your heart out

But you're lying on the floor

All these cigarettes and hotels, could be what you're looking for

But it's not what you expected and you're left wanting more.

Don't mind what anybody told ya

It still gets cold in california

See everybody thinks they know ya

They're only seeing what they wanna

Don't mind what anybody told ya

It still gets cold in california.

We can dance in the streets with the sun upon our skin and wake up feeling burned

Under stars, we could freeze cause we've gotten used to heat where seasons never turn.

It's not quite like I imagined, like I did before

When you're pouring all your heart out

But you're lying on the floor

All these cigarettes and hotels, could be what you're looking for

But it's not what you expected and you're left wanting more.

Don't mind what anybody told ya

It still gets cold in california

See everybody thinks they know ya

They're only seeing what they wanna

Don't mind what anybody told ya

It still gets cold in california.

Talk about the pretty parts

The ones you see on film

Happiness and skinny legs and living on a hill

Don't talk about the ugly parts, the loneliness you feel

You probably always will.

Cause it gets dark in california

I know it well better than most ya

Don't mind what anybody told ya

It still gets cold in california

See everybody thinks they know ya

They're only seeing what they wanna

Don't mind what anybody told ya

It still gets cold in california.