Philip Labes - Los Angeles lyrics

I packed a bag at just eighteen
My eyes alive with hopes and dreams
Of music and the silver screen
To the prettiest, wittiest
Shittiest town I've ever seen

Los Angeles you bright and beautiful town
Where the dog-walkers want to be famous
And the mayor's a clown
Where it takes twenty minutes
For folks to say "Where are they now?"
Still, the magic is hard to resist
Of Los Angeles where the weather is fine
But you won't feel the heat
Or the sweetness on Sunset and Vine
Where careers start when you're born
And end at twenty-nine
Still, the magic is hard to resist

Every day you spend in LA
At least the sun's gonna shine
Even the broke have the beach and a smoke
So you're having a pretty good time

Los Angeles you bright and beautiful town
Where the dog-walkers want to be famous
And the mayor's a clown
Where it takes twenty minutes
For folks to say "Where are they now?"
Still, the magic is hard to resist
Of Los Angeles where the weather is fine
But you won't feel the heat
Or the sweetness on Sunset and Vine
Where careers start when you're born
And end at twenty-nine
Still, the magic is hard to resist

Los Angeles meet a friend hit the bar
You can hike to the moon
You can step on the stars
You can live half your life
Sitting at a red light in your car
Still, the magic is hard to resist

Los Angeles make it big when you break
Where the people are plastic
And the burgers are fake
And everyone's dreaming all day
Even though they're awake
Still, the magic is hard to resist

Schemers, and beamers and pre-teen streamers
And studios on every side
Fast cars, and porn stars
And Hollywood boulevard
And accidents and managers
And cameras and cannabis

Los Angeles you bright and beautiful town
Where the dog-walkers want to be famous
And the mayor's a clown
Where it takes twenty minutes
For folks to say "Where are they now?"
Still, the magic is hard to resist
Of Los Angeles where the weather is fine
But you won't feel the heat
Or the sweetness on Sunset and Vine
Where careers start when you're born
And end at twenty-nine
Still, the magic is hard to resist

Los Angeles oh, you're so fine
Full of people who worry
That somehow they're falling behind
Every day is the same
And everyone's out of their mind

Still, the magic is hard to resist
For the folks who are lost or adrift
Maybe here we can prove we exist Los Angeles