[Chorus]
I've been looking at the wrong ocean
Carolina's been good to me
But I've been looking at the wrong ocean
California's where I want to be
[Verse 1]
Twenty years of the same sun rising
My southern roots just been holding me down
I wanna freefall over Mulholland
Out where the Eagles met Jackson Brown
Sit and watch the sun go down
[Chorus]
I've been looking at the wrong ocean
Carolina's been good to me
But I've been looking at the wrong ocean
California's where I want to be
California sounds good to me
[Verse 2]
From the Outer Banks to the City of Angels
One-room apartment on the Boulevard
Big show at the Troubadour and it's getting real lonely
The A & R man with the business cards
Says I'm gonna be a star
Cause I've been looking at the wrong ocean
[Verse 3]
Only so many smiles I can fake in a row
So many friends that I really don't know
The devil on my shoulder whispers in my ear
Look homeward angel, what you doing out here?
It's been a long three years
[Chorus]
I've been looking at the wrong ocean
California's been good to me
But I've been looking at the wrong ocean
Carolina's where I'm meant to be
Carolina's still home to me
