in your position with this hometown competition you re away at least that s what the magazines all say you drive the streets where he let his love deplete we re one and the same two suburbanites looking for someone to blame maybe right now you look bored enough to die tomorrow you ll be getting on a plane and i don t know why you won t be smiling on the flight home when you know that he left you left you alone in limbo so disconnect the phone and let your sorrow stretch from here to la cause you know that i m still here and i know it s been a hard year and it s clear that your life is changing still so let your smile stretch from here to la i know you re trying and at night you stay up crying you re awake you shut your ears and realize your mistake the west coast sunset doesn t seem like so much fun yet does it now so you climb the stairs and search for your way out and i ve never hurt you like the boy you called your savior darling do me just one favor look what a mess he s made you chicago s just a phone call away i ll be up all night there doesn t seem to be a solution that makes this right you won t be smiling on the flight home when you know that he left you left you alone in limbo so disconnect the phone and let your sorrow stretch from here to la cause you know that i m still here and i know it s been a hard year and it s clear that your life is changing still so let your smile stretch from here to la you let him in believe your skin oh baby i know you ll survive you may be down but you re breathing and you re still alive you let him in believe your skin oh baby you re still breathing baby you re still breathing you won t be smiling on the flight home when you know that he left you left you alone in limbo so disconnect the phone and let your sorrow stretch from here to la cause you know that i m still here and i know it s been a hard year and it s clear that your life is changing still so let your smile stretch from here to la