A house made of brick so the northeast wolf can't blow you down
A rose in the concrete jungle the cement can't choke out
And I drift away
At the thought of you, easily
And I chip away
At these walls you put in front of me
'Cause I feel a California summer when you say my name
And I think I could hear it again
And again
I'm packin' everything and makin' my way to ya
And I need you for myself, but I gotta get to New York
Before I do
Before "I do"
Before I do
Before "I do"
Bright as the sun when it's good,
But the down comes with a cloud
And it's heavier than mine
But can't block out all of your shine
And you comfort me
You let me feel unapologetically
And I can't believe
I got a chance to know such rarity
'Cause I feel a California summer when you say my name
And I think I could hear it again and again and again
I'm packin' everything and makin' my way to ya
And I need you for myself, but I gotta get to
New York
Oh New York
I'm at the edge
And I can't see much below but I know what I'm falling for
You ask me how do I sound so sure? So sure?
'Cause I feel a California summer when you say my name
(When you say my name)
And I think I could hear it again and again
(And again)
I'm packin' everything and makin' my way to ya
(To ya)
And I need you for myself, but I gotta get to
New York
Before I do
Before "I do"
Before I do
Before "I do"