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 she´s not scared
Lying there alone
I hope she hears her husband´s 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
Even though I´m hardly there