Straight out the gate, she was a dancer Right out the state of Indiana She couldn't stay, they don't command her She wanted answers, she wanted answers I wanna know where you go to show your secret face Where the wildflowers grow and they don't feel out of place Where you're safe, where you're gold And I can see the future in these hills In the glitter in your tears I can see your heart reflected off that disco ball Writin' down your next confession on the bathroom wall While you're hidin' underneath your makeup, I still see you cry California holds her breath tonight At a bar on the coast And you're flyin' with your kind, but you're still so alone And you ask the mirror: Why? Tell me, why is it so? When you're dancing toe to toe with things you fear It's blurry and unclear, but I can see your heart reflected off that disco ball Writin' down your next confession on the bathroom wall While you're hidin' underneath your makeup, I still see you cry California holds her breath tonight California holds her breath tonight California holds her breath tonight California holds her breath tonight California holds her breath tonight California holds her breath tonight California holds her breath tonight