It starts in the forest and goes down to the valley
Cold like the rivers up in northern Cali
Autumn comes, so does the sun

Hot as a fever and a loaded gun
The rain falls fast and hard sometimes
And the air's kinda humid; makes it hard to rhyme

There's a sign by the edge on the corner of the street:
By the diner where the old people always eat
It's summer in the city, fall in the town

Spring in the desert; and I'm falling down
Can I ask you a question if I tell you the truth
I don't want an answer cause I don't wanna choose

It's okay to die, and I don't wanna cry
You think I'm too stupid and you think I'm too shy
But all I ever wanted was to not be by myself

I even wrote you a letter; it's still on the shelf
Can me make a toast; I won't boast or brag
I'm too old to be selfish; too young to be sad

But that's not the truth, is it baby
Some people are bold and some people are crazy
There's a circle with a center and a knot and a noose

And an old chimpanzee and an angry goose
Yeah I'm an angry goose
And you're an angry goose


So why are you drifting so far away
Come on back to me baby

It's in my head and I can't explain it
On my lips cause I can't contain it
There, there, there's something I want to say

Hope you're listening to me
It's in my head and I can't contain it
On my lips but I can't explain it


From the top of a mountain you can see the sea
And if the air's real clear then you might see me

Standing all alone; outside my home
I'm scared to go in and pick up the phone
Now the sky's getting dark as the sun goes down

The people come out and they're all around
I can hear their sound; it's like a terrible noise
All the boys and the girls and the girls and the boys

I'm annoyed; and I'm not
And it's all the same
Got my finger on the trigger

It's a dangerous game
If I ask you twice, you better tell me once
And if I take the shotty; I'm going out to hunt

And that's not a threat; I didn't think it through
But if you don't come back, that's probably what I'll do
And I'm not trying to scare you

I just wanna prepare you

So why are you drifting so far away

Come on back to me baby
It's in my head and I can't explain it
On my lips cause I can't contain it

There, there, there's something I want to say
Hope you're listening to me
It's in my head and I can't contain it

On my lips but I can't explain it

It's in the way you look

It's in the way you cry
It's in the way that you can always bring me back to life
I like the things you say

You get carried away
I close my eyes sometimes at night
and I can see your face


So why are you drifting so far away
Come on back to me baby

It's in my head and I can't explain it
On my lips cause I can't contain it
There, there, there's something I want to say

Hope you're listening to me
It's in my head and I can't contain it
On my lips but I can't explain it