[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