Various Artists:

In L.A. Songtext

Out in LA and broke
On a ticket that this fellow sent me
One change of clothes in a suitcase
That my girlfriend Anna lent me
I stayed for a while at his place
Running with this crowd of his
Partying day after day
Meeting everybody in the biz
Oh, they know how to do it
In LA
They know how to make it seem brand new
Though it's true
What they say
That it's only a dream
And a dream is a wish you wish for you
In LA
The dream may come true
After the booze and the coke
The visions of the Blue Pacific
After the two hundredth time
I told him he was just terrific
I woke up one late afternoon
And couldn't tell quite where I was
Leftover taste in my mouth
With the morning afterbuzz
I packed my bag and split
And found myself a dancing job
Worked the bar for tips
And stripped for every lonely slob
Counted every single minute
As the hours went by
Then fell in bed and cried
Til there were no more tears to cry
You try to stop the thought from coming
But it never ends
You think about how far you are
From home and friends
You get through one day at a time
You find a way of staying numb
Don't look in the mirror
To see what you've become
Oh they know how to do it
In LA
They know how to make it seem brand new
Though it's true
What they say
That it's only a dream
And a dream is a wish you wish for you
In LA
The dream may come true
Yes they know how to do it
In LA
They know somewhere up there
The sky is blue
So smile when they say
It's only a dream
And you'll get what is coming
To you
In LA
In LA
In LA
Your dreams all come true