Careful What You Wish For

Oh my my, what have I've done
I'm on the run, I've got California
I kissed you goodbye with a tear in my eye
I packed up my truck and went for a drive
These white yellow lines, These angel-filled skies
The road might be long but it's my road tonight
It's a Leonard Cohen song, a Buddah or a Monk
You can be anything you want, I'm an Italian Catholic punk

And I'm on my way
On my way
Oh la la lo, I'm on my way

The ocean appears, the wind slaps my face
Oh, Shangri La, what a beautiful place
I'm nervous but steady, I'm scared but I'm ready
No turning back, 3000 miles in a Chevy
And I slam on the breaks, put my toes in the sand
Look to the constellations and I throw up my hands
I said, God be my driver, God, be my lighter
Nobody ages, I guess nobody dies here

I'll be careful for what I wish for in this life
Cause I know, I'll miss yesterday
I'll come back to you before I'm old and grey
I'll come home
I'll be back again

The sky turned red, the ocean pulled away
What the hell's going on, how come no one's afraid
I said, "Hey Mister Soul, what you got for me?"
I pulled out my wallet, I know nothing here's free
And God do you back this, this town is a blacklist
Oh boy what a big mess, even Mickey's on acid
I'm willing and able, my cards are on this fable
Come on, Alice, we're too good to wait tables

I'll be careful for what I wish for in this life
Cause I know, I'll miss yesterday
I'll come back to you before I'm old and grey
I'll come home
I'll be back again
I'll be back again, back again, back again

Oh my my what have I done?
What have I done?
I went to California
I'm gonna leave California