I am more than you know, street lights and open roads
I am more than a face, stuck living in one place
So call me California
Call me what you will
'Cause I am bigger than this place
And so far from alone

I don't believe in your hate, 'cause these scars are gonna fade
So pour me out like water, and soak me up like rain

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Like a runaway
Spend these nights counting stars
Like a runaway
And maybe I could call this home tonight
Like a runaway

I whisper all these secrets, to a blank page on a line
I said we don't speak like lovers, and my words are dripping with wine
So call me California
Call me what you will
'Cause I am bigger than this place
And so far from alone

[Chorus: ]

When burning bridges won't come down
Like symphonies without a sound
I spend these nights counting stars
And wonder if there's hope for me out there, out there

[Chorus: Repeat 2X]

Writer : SKILL, MIKE/PALAMARCHUK, WALTER/CANLER, GEORGE S
Copyright : Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing