Steve Earle, Johnny Bush - Walkin' in LA lyrics

When you're walkin' in LA
Everybody knows that you're down
Nobody walks anywhere any other way
In this lonesome town
Nothing separating you in the street
But a dollar and the shoes on your feet
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA

When you're walkin' in LA
Ain't nobody knows you're alive
'Cause you're only as good in this city
They say as the car you drive
Rolling by all shiny and new
And there's nothing that a poor boy can do
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA

Eighteen-wheelers rolling by upon the 405
Well I ain't going anywhere 'cause
I ain't got a ride

When you're walkin' in LA
Everybody passes you by
Maybe glance up in the
Rearview mirror and say who's that poor guy?
Then you're staring at the taillights again
Of a Lexus or a Mercedes Benz
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA

Ladies and Gentlemen, Johnny Bush
Weekend warriors cruising up and
Down the boulevard
Back to work on Monday morning
Think they've got it hard

When you're walkin' in LA
You might as well lay down and die
'Cause nothing's gonna be alright anyway
No matter how hard you try
A pedestrian in Beverly Hills
Ain't got any place to go but downhill
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA

When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA
When you're walkin' in LA

When you're walkin' in LA