Christa Wells - Western Shoreline

{Verse 1}
I flew out to Palo Alto from Nashville in mid-July
I felt the sea salt burning in my lungs so keenly I could cry
'Cause I love my little front porch and waking up in my own bed
But I'd been home for a while, I was getting lost inside my head

{Verse 2}
I drove up to Monte Bello for a solitary climb
But I met a man who knew the trails‚ we walked the last few miles
He told me we were standing on the San Andreas Fault
And if it opened we'd both be goners within a minute‚ ready or not

{Chorus}
Well‚ I'm not afraid of dying
But I'm dead set on being alive
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
Like the western shoreline

{Verse 3}
I looked over the Pacific from the height of Mussel Rock
And I saw the waves come rolling with the current of my thoughts
Four decades I was breathing without filling up my lungs
Now I'm headed for the edge and I'm running right into the sun

{Chorus}
'Cause I'm not afraid of dying
But I'm dead set on being alive
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
Like the western shoreline

{Bridge}
I need California
California
There's a faultline in my soul
There was a day three years ago
When the earth beneath my feet just fell away
I was swallowed by the sea
I heard a song rise from the deep
I've never felt so alone, so safe
Just like California
California

{Chorus}
I'm not afraid of dying
But I'm dead set on being alive
So give me something to stop my heartbeat
Like the western shoreline
I'm not afraid of dying
But I'm dead set on being alive
So give me something to take my breath away
Like the western shoreline
Give me something to stop my heartbeat
Like the western shoreline