The gentleman's in the lane
Spinning his hat on a cane
Stepping out, out for a change
Good morning all, it's a beautiful day
The generals are winning a war
Seemed suicidal before
You came along, now, now
I'll protect you long as you stay
L.A.
Morning had to come, I'd be walking in the sun
Living in the day
But last night I was about to throw it all away
If patience started a band
I'd be her biggest fan
Look at me, I'm talking to you
I don't want the lead in your play
The star's just a part of the scene
The gentleman in green
Paying off out on the street
I can't go home, it's not on my way
L.A.
Things I've never done, cars parked in the sun
Living in the day
But last night I was about to throw it all away
Last night I was about to throw it all away
Last night I was about to throw it all away
Last night I was about to throw it all away
Spinning his hat on a cane
Stepping out, out for a change
Good morning all, it's a beautiful day
The generals are winning a war
Seemed suicidal before
You came along, now, now
I'll protect you long as you stay
L.A.
Morning had to come, I'd be walking in the sun
Living in the day
But last night I was about to throw it all away
If patience started a band
I'd be her biggest fan
Look at me, I'm talking to you
I don't want the lead in your play
The star's just a part of the scene
The gentleman in green
Paying off out on the street
I can't go home, it's not on my way
L.A.
Things I've never done, cars parked in the sun
Living in the day
But last night I was about to throw it all away
Last night I was about to throw it all away
Last night I was about to throw it all away
Last night I was about to throw it all away
Lyrics submitted by EnjOy IncUbus, edited by Dottt, JohnTheDropper, Jate
L.A. Lyrics as written by Steven Paul Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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What an underappreciated song. Pure pop, but better than anything you're likely to hear on the radio these days.
I think the juxtaposition of "living in the day" and "cars parked in the sun" with "last night I was about to throw it all away" says a lot about Elliott's disposition not being in sync with his sunny California environment. Also, if you believe what Benjamin Nugent has to say in his book "Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing," "things I'd never done" could be an allusion to heroin or crack. That's right, kids: according to Nugent, Elliott didn't become a junkie until the final years of his life in L.A.