I said goodnight L.A.
'Cause I'm awake in my room
I've been up for 38 hours
And it don't look like sleep's coming soon

'Cause I could break like a bird
Or I could swallow the sea
It seems like the daylight is coming
And no one is watching but me

But I don't mind the dark
Discovering the day
'Cause the night is a beautiful bright blue and gray

What brings me down now is love
'Cause I can never get enough
And what brings me down now is love
'Cause I can never get enough of love

And it's a dangerous time
For a heart on a wire
Shuttle from station to station
Noisily not knowing why

So I put my head on the ground
And the sky is a wheel
Spinning these days into things that I've lost
But you can keep all the years

But I don't mind the days
Gone rolling away
'Cause all this sunlight feels warm on my face today

But what brings me down now is love
'Cause I can never get enough
And what brings me down now is love
'Cause I can never get enough, never get enough
Never get enough, no no, never get enough, no oh no
And still I can never get enough of love

And what brings me, brings me down now is love
'Cause I can never get enough of love
I can never get enough of love
I can never ever get enough
I can never get enough of love



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Goodnight LA Lyrics as written by Ben G Mize Adam Fredric Duritz

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    This song amazes me... and similar to Frkboy33... i definitly listen to it on repeat!! its clearly about his staying up all night, etc, but i think he brilliantly put it into words. also, while he may be up all these nights thinking about he can "never get enough of love", i also think he is probably thinking about his inability To love someone else.. which is why he continually is up all night just thinking and detaching himself from the rest of the world. he can never get it, and he can never give it. the "shuttle from station to station line" and the "dont mind the days gone rolling away" lines contribute to the idea that his life is just passing him by, and will continue to until he is able to love, give and receive it. ohh counting crows is AMAZING!!!

    Tarak162on April 23, 2004   Link

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