Christmas in L.A.
Woke up to sun streaming in my room
One beachfront palm December afternoon
You close your eyes
Another year blows by
Somewhere in the wind
Just another lie
My parents sent a Christmas card and tennis shoes
"We understand you staying, and we're proud of you"
There's a well-rehearsed disinterest in the atmosphere
I don't know if that's what this town gave me
Or if it led me here
And I've played so many parts
I don't know which one's really me
Don't know if I can take
Another Christmas in L.A.
Another pitcher of sangria in an empty beach cafe
Another Christmas in L.A.
Hold me tigther Carmelita
I don't know how long I can stay
Left a girl behind in my old man's truck
Sometimes I wonder where she ended up
Maybe she got married, had a couple of kids
Who do you think you're fooling, man? Of course she did!
I'm walking in Dan Tana's Bar
To try and talk to Harry Dean
I don't know if I can take
Another Christmas in L.A.
Another casting call on Thursday
For a job that doesn't pay
Another Christmas in L.A.
Another burnout in a tank top
That seems to bask in his decay
A fat protagonist in flip flops
With and extensive resume
From Echo Park to Catalina
Dreaming of a white Christmas
The one I used to know
Treetops glisten
Children listen
To sleigh bells in the snow
Another Christmas in L.A.