I used to think that I knew
My way around this town
But I'm always getting lost

Since you're not around
I never thought that I would say this
But I miss my mom

Even though for all those years
We didn't get along
And when I stop to think about it

I guess we were the same
Too stubborn to apologize
Too filled up on rage


I wish she felt young again
When everything was new

When her father held her hand
And said, ?There's nothing you can't do?


And then I woke up to a phone call
Right On Christmas day
It said, ?Your grandmother is dying

In a painful way
Her lungs are filling up with fluid
Even as we speak

The doctor said that if she's lucky
She'll make it 'til next week?
I had one last chance to see her

Right before I moved
But I didn't end up going
I used some lame excuse


I hope that she's not scared
Lying there alone

I hope she hears her husband's voice
Telling her she's coming home


It's just Sleepy California
But I just hope they know


It's just Sleepy California
How much I really care


It's just Sleepy California
How I want the best for them


It's just Sleepy California
Even though I'm hardly there