I’m America’s sweetheart tryin’ to get away You make it hard to leave, but it’s easier for me to stay, Why I’m so afraid And I've had it up to here with the fighting Baby we’re not fooling anyone these days I don’t wanna stay But I’m so afraid
But it’s not love that keeps me here And it’s not what you want to hear
So I’m going back to Santa Monica, New York to L.A. Never coming back, boy, no matter what you do or say ‘Cause I’m so afraid And I've had it up to here with the panic and the fear There’s nothing in your heart Thought that I could make you change, But I’m so afraid
But it’s not love that keeps me here
We were just teenagers when we fell in love Driving in your fast car, looking at the stars above But it was not enough You should never come between a woman and her dream And a man who never knew his place There’s no easy way To come back from where you came
But it’s not love that keeps me here And it’s not what you want to hear
So, baby, now I’m going back to Santa Monica, New York to L.A. Never coming back, boy, no matter what you do or say ‘Cause I’m so afraid And I've had it up to here with the panic and the fear Nothing in your heart Boy, I thought that I could make you change, But I’m so afraid
But it’s not love, it’s just the fear You’ve put down for all these years But I’m leaving now
I’m going back to Santa Monica, New York to L.A. Never coming back, boy, no matter what you do or say I am done being afraid And I've had it up to here with the panic and the fear There’s nothing in your heart I thought that I could make you change, But I’m so afraid
Oh, it’s not love that keeps me here It’s not love that keeps me here I’m done being afraid I am done being afraid Oh, oh, oh