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 shes not scared
Lying there alone
I hope she hears her husbands 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
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