I don't recognize your face tonight
The neon glaze covering your eyes
I think about the place it all began
(I think about the place it all began)
When we walked on California sand, oh

Take me to the sunshine
Feeling the rays of the west coast sky
Back to where it all began
When we walked on California sand
When we walked on California sand

It's hard to hear you speak in crowded rooms
(I feel like a monkey trapped in a suit)
And you don't like the smell of cheap perfume
(I could use a little oxygen too)
Said only you and me here understand
(We need a new start, we need a new plan)
'Cause we walk on California sand
(Come on baby, can we go back)

Take me to the sunshine
Feeling the rays of the west coast sky
Back to where it all began
When we walked on California sand

I don't recognize myself tonight
This isn't me in a suit and tie
Darling, won't you please come take my hand
Follow me to California sand

Take me to the sunshine
Feeling the rays of the west coast sky
Back to where it all began
When we walked on California sand

Yeah take me to the sunshine
I wanna be one with the oceanside
Back to where it all began
When we walked on California sand

Do you remember when we used to walk on the sand
No shoes on our feet where it all began
Can we go back like that
Baby, can we go back right there