California Sober
Verse 1
There’s a bottle in the rearview, getting smaller every mile
I don’t turn around no more, but I still think about it sometimes
Traded burn for something slower, something green and growing wild
Now the nights don’t hit so heavy, they just linger for a while
Pre-Chorus
I don’t say I quit, I just changed the weather
Found a different kind of getting myself together
Chorus
I’m California sober, depends on who you ask
I let go of the fire, but I still chase the ash
No straight lines, just a little bit closer
To something that feels like staying composure
If you know, you know—if you don’t, it’s alright
I sleep a little easier most nights
Verse 2
There’s a lighter in my pocket that I don’t use the same
And a quiet kind of comfort that don’t come with any shame
I used to need a hard stop just to turn the noise off
Now it rolls in like the tide, and I let it drift off
Pre-Chorus
I don’t count the days, don’t keep it that tight
Just found a softer way to make it through the night
Chorus
I’m California sober, or something like that
Put down the thunder, kept a piece of the past
No clean cut, no crossing over
Just leaning into getting a little bit older
Call it what you want, I won’t argue the name
I just don’t wake up feeling the same
Bridge
Maybe it’s a loophole, maybe it’s grace
Maybe it’s just knowing what to leave in its place
I ain’t chasing halos, I ain’t dodging sin
Just choosing which doors I don’t walk in
Breakdown (hushed)
There’s a certain kind of quiet in a West Coast breeze
Where you don’t need much to feel at ease
Final Chorus
I’m California sober, it’s a blurry line
Between letting go and taking my time
No big reveal, no grand closure
Just finding my way to a little more closure
If it’s wrong, it’s working, that’s all I know
In that California sober glow
Outro
Yeah… I don’t call it nothing
But I don’t call it no
