Song Description
Uptempo power pop song about Los Angeles -- namechecks El Segundo on the way to saying "I don't wanna die in LA." Male lead vocal.
| Song Length |
3:41 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, Endearing |
Subject |
Cars, City |
| Similar Artists |
The Cars, Matchbox Twenty |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
we took your el camino
down to el segundo
we took 1 just for the view
between the beach and heaven
a 747
headed west into the blue
and "something about you" was playin
while all around you all the palms were swayin
i'll drink deep from the basin of the angels
i won't weep for the place i left behind
and i can't argue with a blue sky
but i don't wanna die in L.A.
we got a cheap apartment
we fought about what art meant
you took a job as a P.A.
the writing hit a road block
they caught you stealing film stock
and we were far from on our way
we didn't know what we were doin'
we took the carpool lane on the road to ruin
i'll drink deep from the basin of the angels
i won't weep for the place i left behind
and i can't argue with a blue sky
but i don't wanna die in L.A.
we came to run this town
but all we did was run out of your dead uncle's money
we can laugh about it now
as if everything worked out,
like some dumb movie
i'll drink deep from the basin of the angels
i won't weep for the place i left behind
and i can't argue with a blue sky
you know i wanna be a nice guy
but i don't wanna die in L.A.