Lyrics

Driving south  I moved away  Calling home now LA  The promise land is down the Malibu Highway  Driving south  I moved away  Calling home now LA  The promise land is down the Malibu Highway  Sweet summer sun  All year-long  Dries those tears from Mount Rainier  I got what I needed  You left me behind  I learned I must earn there are no free rides  I had forgot who I wanted to be  It hurts to set you free  I couldn't stand on the side anymore  Selling a dream that you worked so hard for  I bought my first car and I drove it away  Headed south to LA

Dipping down the Pacific Coast  High way out  In a new direction living where  The sun stay out  Side line living  Never giving quite enough  I've risen past the shallow waters  Now I’m staying in the current bass  Pisces in the riff raff  Feeling your emotions  I’m toasting a glass  Sitting by this ocean at last  I’m free to do me  And it’s a blast  Feel the water on my toes, splash  Jumping in feet first on the horizon I see  Somewhere over the sea  My rebirth of slick  I’m so digable now  You remember the incredible  Me and my unforgettable style  It’s a pleasure to be in the company of the stars  Inner city life we frequent the bars  We all seeking the shine  We trying to climb out  Reaching for cars  Money clothes and pros  Funny how everyone knows you can't

You can't change the climate  You can accept or deny it  Either way the rain or shine won't change  Our truth is silent  You can't bottle or buy it  No matter where I go it comes along  I got what I needed  You left me behind  I learned I must earn there are no free rides  I had forgot who I wanted to be  It hurts to set you free  I couldn't stand on the side anymore  Selling a dream that you worked so hard for  I bought my first car and I drove it away  Headed south to LA

She said she couldn’t wait to get back  Life in the midwest wasn’t cutting it  Plus she felt she had a little knack  For writing ryhmes down and RECording it  Came out to visit back in ’98  Stayed with her cousins on the eastside  Family reuinons with the paper plates  Laughing with her uncles on her mama’s side  She made her way to Hollywood Walk of Fame  Even sat third row at a Laker home game  To make it all complete  The old cliche took her straight to the coast for a hot sunny day  Needless to say  That’s where it all changed  Her heart got swept from that very first wave  Fast forward to the current day  Holding her suitcase  Chasing a dream by any means

I got what I needed  You left me behind  I learned I must earn there are no free rides  I had forgot who I wanted to be  It hurts to set you free  I couldn't stand on the side anymore  Selling a dream that you worked so hard for  I bought my first car and I drove it away  Headed south to LA