Los Angeles Lyrics
but i seem to know the ghosts who like to run
i got a call to go to a late night picture show
so i traded in the darkness and i'm already glad
i'm already there
so if you see that movie star and me
if you see my picture in a magazine
or if you fall asleep by the bedroom TV
outta me
and now you wanna say you see through me
but what you wanna see ain't your memories of me
so why you turn around tonight
but i'm already there
i'm already there
so if you see that movie star and me
if you should see my picture in a magazine
or if you fall asleep while you're watching TV
Los Angeles
Boston gets cold this time of year
seems like each day just leaves me numb
i gotta get out of here
go walking in the sun
or if you should see my picture in a magazine
or if you fall asleep by the bedroom TV
honey i'm just trying to make some friends
baby i'm not trying to make amends
for coming to Los Angeles
oh Los Angeles
oh baby come on out to the sea
come on take a walk down sunset with me
street walking baby in Los Angeles!

The end of this song is priceless.
Just...fucking...priceless.
I love the song, but it wouldn't be the same without his quirky, silly thing at the end. It just seems so...him lol. Esp. the "find us some skinny girls" part. I was definitely shaking my head at that point and going "Oh, Adam" ;p

Yeah, this is definitely the best taco-related lyrical coda since James Taylor's "Sun on the Moon" twenty years ago ("Sometimes I'm hungry, I don't know what to do / What do I do? / Oh, you can take a taco to Katama too").

Great song. I love how Counting Crows still keeps up with the guitar solos even after all these newer bands leave them out.
Oh, and if you want something to make fun of, look at this cover someone did of this song http://youtube.com/watch?v=2CewdtPEJ9I

I saw an interview with Adam and he said it was actually about his move to LA and everything they wanted/expirienced/where they were heading.

I hear this song on Muzak's Backpages channel at work most nights. The end just ruins this song.