A hard freeze in St. Louis the night you called
As the guilty Western sun shines on my bedroom wall
You think it's warm here by this phone
While you're back home, you're chilled to the bone
And I'm all alone in heartbreak California

I get a feeling from the ceiling fan above my head
Casting shadows that dance across the walls like we once did
As I'm lost in dreams of you
That golden sun just makes me blue
I guess I'm missing you in heartbreak California

There's a cold breeze blowing in off the coast tonight
And I worry that back in Missouri someone else is holding you tight

This leaving for money ain't all it's cracked up to be
I got a thousand reasons why a thousand a week is pure misery
But your kiss is just a few days away
When I get home it'll be to stay
And we'll be far away from heartbreak California