17 Days

Always trying to keep that west coast feel inside Always questioning what am I doing with my life? But it feels so right I lay freezed as I watch an orange grow I've been quiet but I got so much more to show In my dreams I would show my intentions But I use to wake before the action I fought sleep the very night I got to lay here next to you You're a cracking wave in an open window I miss the sound of San Diego And I'm stuck here till daylight In downtown LA like Would she ever care? I'm so scared I went out to see the sunset at the palms Skated downtown to see the gaslamp and some bars What can I do to still block out all the dark Got so much to tell you but I don't know where to start Years back in '04 I would've taken my guts and a guitar right in front of your door I wouldn't have cared if it rained A hundred scratches on wood and fingers bloodstained Your window kept black but still I had it all The dream of the bloom of my suburban home Then I wake from this daydream on the top of this state 17 days here but 15 years late And your magic appearance distracts me And your reflection in tones of yellow and purple in the cool water affects me The mess in your hair always gets me A glimpse and a smile and I'm curing And goddamn she's so fuckin' alluring Then the night closes in with the last few rays of light A new romance in black and white Hey S I wonder where you are I wonder what you do I wonder what you wear All that you've been through But you're not here You're not here Hey S You didn't come You stayed at home Where you don't belong Down in L.A. That's where you stayed You are a city light And I am calling you But it's too late