California Skies

[Verse 1]
Jet plane straining towards the sky
Like it's wanting something more
Just when I can feel like I can fly
I hear the closing of a door, what's it all really for?
Memories mean so much to me, yeah
But they're not where I wanna be
When someone's waiting up ahead
And that someone's really me

[Chorus]
So California skies, shine on down and open up my eyes
Shining up there like a dream, that never really dies
Open up my eyes, California skies

[Verse 2]
Now, I've built castles all my life
Just to see them tumble down
But these castles in the end
Are the finest things I've found, I wish they'd hang around
And somewhere, someone's giving birth
To a child who has no name
He'll want the good things of the Earth
But first, you feel the pain

[Chorus]
So California skies, shine on down and open up my eyes
Shining up there like a dream, that never really dies
Open up my eyes, California skies
California skies, shine on down and open up my eyes
Shining up there like a dream, that never really dies
Open up my eyes, California skies