Verse 1

I’m a little bit of country with the dust in my veins,

Boot-worn roads and whiskey-stained.

I’m a little bit of city where the bright lights shine,

Buttoned-up collar and a tie sometimes.

I’m a little bit of beach with the salt in the air,

And a little bit of desert with nothin’ out there.

I’ve been runnin’ down highways, chasin’ every dream—

Still feelin’ like a shadow in the in-between.

Pre-Chorus

Yeah, I’ve stood in every place just tryin’ to feel complete,

But every road I tried to love just swept me off my feet…

Chorus

’Cause California’s golden,

New York never sleeps,

I’ve loved ’em both for everything they keep.

But I’m a restless kind of wanderer, never found my peace

Till I’m layin’ on your chest and the noise fades to a breeze.

All those places kept callin’, but they let me go—

Girl, you’re the only home I know.

Verse 2

I’ve been a West Coast drifter with the sun on my face,

And a midnight city runner tryin’ to keep the pace.

I’ve been half of everything and whole of nothin’ true,

But every broken piece fits perfect next to you.

Yeah, the waves kept crashin’, and the crowds moved fast,

But I couldn’t find a heartbeat that ever seemed to last.

Then I found your doorway, and somethin’ in me eased—

Like the world stopped spinnin’ and a lost man found release.

Pre-Chorus

Every place that tried to claim me always came up short,

But you gave me somethin’ real that I could anchor toward…

Chorus

’Cause California’s golden,

New York never sleeps,

I’ve loved ’em both for everything they keep.

But I’m a restless kind of wanderer, never found my peace

Till I’m layin’ on your chest and the noise fades to a breeze.

All those places kept callin’, but they let me go—

Girl, you’re the only home I know.

Bridge

And like that old song says, “Won’t you come back home to me?”

You whispered soft, “Baby, that’s where you’re meant to be.”

And suddenly the map stopped pullin’ at my soul—

’Cause home ain’t on a postcard, it’s the hand I hold.

Final Chorus

California’s golden,

New York never sleeps,

But I found the only heaven where your heartbeats meet.

No ocean, no desert, no skyline glow

Could give me what I feel when you never let me go.

Let the whole world keep callin’,

I’ll just let it go—

Girl, you’re the only home I know…

Yeah, you’re the only home I know.