I want you
No matter what it cost me
I tore myself apart inside for you
Just for you, L. A

Packed my whole life in a suitcase, left it all behind
Thought the pain would fade away, but it's still here insid
Every street I used to know feels like a stranger's home (mmm)
But I'm back where I belong, even though I'm all alone

Oh, L. A
I said goodbye to my past for a dream you never promised me
But I, I believed so quietly that tonight I'm standing here (standing here)
And I, I sing
Just to understand
So I remember what I had to leave behind
Won't let me get lost in what I might find down here
I'm gonna face it, slowly
I'm gonna find my way (find my way)

My lips sealed this promise in the desert air
And when I walk by, I'll know it was worth it, L. A
I'll know it was worth it
All those quiet nights when I questioned everything (everything)
But I'm still here learning, still here growing
Still here believing in what might be (what might be)

Oh, L. A
I said goodbye to everything for a dream that lives in me (lives in me)
And I, I believed so deep that now I understand (I understand)
And I, I sing
For anyone who'll hear
'Cause I remember why I had to take this leap
Won't let me get conquered by the ghosts that live out here
I'm gonna face them, quietly
I'm gonna heal them

My lips sealed this promise in the golden light
These streets will remember me, they'll know I made it right (they'll know)
And when I pass through, I'll know it was worth it, L. A
I'll know it was worth it
(I'll know it was worth it)

L. A., you're mine now
L. A., I'm home now (home now)