We grew up on a simple street Not the best, not the worst The only thing we knew was the trade Is true it's the glue that keeps me hanging on You left me with the feeling you'd be back I hope you recognize me then I've never figured out your reticence I don't care about it now So you're headed to southern Cal San Diego or bust But in El-Ay you get caught up with the scene And your special gift that keeps the world turning I don't care about your innocence It's gone the moment it arrives I'll never figure out your reticence I still think about it now We used to stare at the interstate Watching the tracks and the bridge shake Counting California plates Predicting earthquakes Letting something in A seed that found the sun shining down I knew you wouldn't come running back I hope I recognize you when I've never figured out your reticence I don't care about I still think about I don't care about it now