[Intro] [fingerpicked acoustic guitar, alternating bass pattern] [Verse 1] [male vocals enter] Pictures running through my head Got me out of bed God I really want to see her Someone I can understand Someone with a plan God I really want to kiss her Left me on a plane on a Saturday Said she's going to Los Angeles [electric guitar enters with clean melodic lead] [Chorus 1] [kick drum and bass guitar enter] The drive through the city The park where we stopped to eat She looked so pretty And she loves photography She lives with her ghost in a house on the hill Somewhere near Bakersfield [Verse 2] [acoustic guitar continues, drums drop out] Things will never be the same Does she feel the pain? Does she really want to see me? Pictures running through her head While she lies in bed Does she really want to kiss me? Severing our fate on a rainy day How is everything in California? [Chorus 2] [full drums and bass enter, vocals shift to high-register belt] The drive through the city The park where we stopped to eat She looked so pretty And she loves photography She lives with her ghosts in a house on the hill Somewhere near Bakersfield [Bridge] [tambourine enters, vocal ad-libs] Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah [Chorus 3] [driving drums, crash cymbals] The drive through the city The park where we used to meet She looked so pretty And she loves photography Drive through the city The park where we used to meet She looked so pretty And she loves photography [vocal harmonies enter] Drive through the city The way that she looks at me Somewhere near Bakersfield The drive through the city The park where we stopped to eat She looked so pretty And she loves photography Lives with her ghosts on the top of the hill Somewhere near Bakersfield [Outro] [drums and bass drop out] [solo fingerpicked acoustic guitar]
