Back when driving down white rock road was an hour in the car with a pillow And the evening sun melted gold rays in between all the shadows The swing out front, the light green yard, and homemade strawberry ice cream I don't remember feeling much back then but I remember the oak tree Stuck somewhere in between these endless endings and beginnings I'm the daughter of my mother's mother Gonna drive all night to California Back to green carpets and white houses If you knew me then, it would all make sense Driving back in the almost dark, whisper-y car on the gravel Running between the vineyards fades to my roller blades on the blacktop Now my life is filled with stop signs and signing on dotted lines And I'm haunted by what I've lost And I'm watching the clock and it won't stop Stuck somewhere in between these endless endings and beginnings I'm the daughter of my mother's mother Gonna drive all night to California Back to green carpets and white houses If you knew me then, it would all make sense I'm still the same but everything has changed I'm still the same but everything has changed I'm still the same but everything has changed I'm still the same but everything has changed I'd like to think if you saw me now, you'd be proud You'd be proud Proud Proud I'm the daughter of my mother's mother Gonna drive all night to California Back to green carpets and white houses If you knew me then, it would all make sense