I Love L.A. Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pconl 

Cover art for I Love L.A. lyrics by Randy Newman

The 'bum on his knees' line is quoted in the novel 'American Psycho'.

Not 'American Psycho'- it's 'Less Than Zero' (also by Bret Easton Ellis), unless it's in both.

"The week before I leave, I listen to a song by an L.A. composer about the city. I would listen to the song over and over, ignoring the rest of the album. It wasn't that I liked the song so much; it was more that it confused me and I would try to decipher it. For instance, I wanted to know why the bum was on his knees. Someone told me that the bum was so grateful to be in the city instead of...