california maybe i should never have called you knowing all the things we went through before but somehow I couldn't resist the temptation of finding out what you had in store it's so enticing, the thought of flying out to california appealed to me and even though you're settled down it seemed there was something missing, perhaps it was me maybe it's a big mistake flying out there to see you after all these years but something in your voice made me realize everything is not as pretty as it appears i know that it was late when i called, but then again the time change'll benefit you and i remember being on the west coast honey, this time i'll be thinking it through take me to california, passing all the time zones, seeing all the car phones -take me to california to the golden gate take me to california, even though i've been there, time i want to spend there -california oh, you know i just can't wait tell me if i'm reading into the message you sent to me over the phone the last thing i want is to be in your way making you uncomfortable in your own home but you told me that you were so lonely living in a city far from your friends and this guy you're with -he didn't seem to be the kind you want to stick with until the end maybe it's time you realized that you should have never walked out on me but something about us being young and foolish makes us all want to be free and that's ok, we needed this time away from each other i know time away to maybe heal the wounds and to give us both a chance to grow take me to california to the redwood trees and blue seas and real good dope take me where the earthquake people cling to a false sense of hope take me out to san ysidro a city to which all the weirdest people fled california, i still can't recall the best things you said copyright c. 1999 by joseph herbert