(Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders) All the girls I grew up with Got a husband house and kids That's what everybody did after school If I'd had a steady boyfriend I mighta stuck around like them but Back then I never had a reason to L.A.'s like another planet Had to live there to understand it And I thought when I first landed that California's cool Till I saw good girls gettin' outta control Endin' up sellin' their souls Oh no I never had a reason to Chorus: I never had a reason to stay To not walk away Nobody's heart was gonna break over me I never had somethin' worth keepin' Or somebody I needed Like I'm needin' you Baby don't you see it's true I never had a reason to believe in love To some love comes as a vision To some it's a sweet baptism Me and love had a head on collision When I ran into you Got some feelings I'm figurin' out No I don't know exactly how Until now I never had a reason to Repeat Chorus (leave off "in love") Repeat Chorus