I wish that I could hold my tongue 
 'Cause even when I'm right I'm wrong 
 I wish that I could pull these scabs 
 And bleed you out 
    And there's no one, no one like you   
 My coffee's got a bitter taste 
 I wish that I was in that place 
 But New York City's 
 So far from Santa Barbara   
 And there's no one, no one like you   
 Oh, oh oh, oh oh oh, oh   
 Summer days are so long 
 It's hard to hide in the light 
 So afraid of what you'll see 
 On the other side of the line (the line)   
 And there's no one, no one like you   
 I guess I used to love this place 
 (You see all this talk about finding yourself) 
 A feeling that I know it's fake 
 (You lost yourself) 
 Why is New York City 
 (God says) 
 So far, so far from Santa Barbara 
 (You could travel to the end of the earth) 
 Barbara 
 (But you can always come back home)   
 And there's no one, no one like you   
 Oh, oh oh, oh oh oh, oh