I need the snow to fall on me
I need four weeks of rain
I need to feel grass under my feet and when I feel that pain
I need the sky to darken up and show me it knows my name
I can't see the sunshine one more time
God, take me out of LA
I miss my mama and the way she looks
That one hazy memory
Whether it's true don't matter to me
It's real and I believe
And when I go home, you know that it hurts to hear them say
When he goes to Hollywood
Could God take me out of LA?
God, won't you take me out of LA?
Feels strange to ask 'cause I'm the one who wanted to stay
I'm not built for this, I can't handle it
But I still can't get away
God, take me out of LA
I hate it here, is what I'd say
If I lost half of my mind
The desert air don't agree with me
But mostly it's working out fine
Except for when I want to know something like the Earth
Except for when I'm feeling cursed
Screaming, God, take me out of LA
'Round every corner, I run into you all over again
And maybe we'll always fight like this
But can I just pretend
That I'd lose you on foot, running square away from this place
Even though you'd show up anyway
Oh God, take me out of LA
God, won't you take me out of LA?
Feels strange to ask 'cause I'm the one who wanted to stay
Not built for this, can't handle it
But I still can't get away
I'm so lonely in this place
Please, God, take me out of LA
When I'm gone, I'll miss the light
How it felt across my face
I miss how there was no urgency
Should I go, or should I stay?
But that right there is the problem
I couldn't make one single choice
And at the end of the day
I'll always say, God took me out of LA