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West L.A. Fadeaway Lyrics
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
I don't want to buy it,
I just want to rent it for an hour or two.
I met an old mistake walking down the street today.
I met an old mistake walking down the street today,
Don't want to be mean about it but,
Didn't have one good thing to say.
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway
Little red light on the highway, big green light on the speedway,
Hey hey hey.
Got a steady job haulin' items for the mob.
Got a steady job haulin' items for the mob.
Know the pay's pathetic,
It's a shame those boys couldn't be more copasetic.
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway,
Little red light on the highway, Big green light on the speedway,
Hey hey hey.
I meet a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know.
Meet a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know.
Name, address and a phone number,
Lord, just how far to go.
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway,
Little red light on the highway, Big green light on the speedway,
Hey hey hey.
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
Looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
Don't want to rent it,
I just want to use it for a minute or two.
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway,
Little red light on the highway, Big green light on the speedway,
Hey hey hey.
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
I don't want to buy it,
I just want to rent it for an hour or two.
I met an old mistake walking down the street today.
I met an old mistake walking down the street today,
Don't want to be mean about it but,
Didn't have one good thing to say.
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway
Little red light on the highway, big green light on the speedway,
Hey hey hey.
Got a steady job haulin' items for the mob.
Got a steady job haulin' items for the mob.
Know the pay's pathetic,
It's a shame those boys couldn't be more copasetic.
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway,
Little red light on the highway, Big green light on the speedway,
Hey hey hey.
I meet a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know.
Meet a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know.
Name, address and a phone number,
Lord, just how far to go.
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway,
Little red light on the highway, Big green light on the speedway,
Hey hey hey.
I'm looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
Looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do.
Don't want to rent it,
I just want to use it for a minute or two.
West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway,
Little red light on the highway, Big green light on the speedway,
Hey hey hey.
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I think this song's about Jerry's heroin use. I watched the Bob Weir documentary just the other night and he talked about how Jerry would make Bob hold his shit for him because he knew Bob would never do any of Jerry's stash. Pretty sure this song was written by Bob too. And west la fadeaway: Jerry's fading away. Just need to use it for a minute or two: Needs a room to shoot up real quick
@derek11396 JG didn't shoot up H, he mostly smoked it
@derek11396 JG didn't shoot up H, he mostly smoked it
Additional lyrics from '82;
Hear what Ginger says, talks like she ain't nobody's fool, Hear what Ginger says, she tries to live by the golden rule, "treat other people right, other people probably treat you cool..."
I guess we all know what this one's about. :-(
The "minute or two" in the later chorus might extend the reference to hard drug use, not just to prostitution. Fun times! Well, I guess there sure are a lot of amazing songs about heroin... just glad I never had the occasion to write one.
I worked on a movie years ago called "Wired" (based on the life of John Belushi). Terrible film, but will always remember doing the Chateau scene. Lot of people have died in that place, mostly by their own hands... or the self-destruction that sadly caught up to Jerry.