Got a friend in East LA
She asks when I'm on my way
Going wading, water's warm
But I've heard the sirens swarm
Ohhh
I've been tracing the same old lines
Ohhh
Leave it all behind
Run west, sell your soul
Over to the sunny side
Where the fire takes a toll
And still they call it paradise
When I'm really there I'll know
If I could call her my own
Ooo if it's LA, then you can say I told you so
Year in Boston turns to two
Sick and safe in hometown blues
Steady sailing, family car
It won't get me very far
Ohhh
I've been tracing the same old lines
Ohhh
Leave it all behind
Run west, sell your soul
Over to the sunny side
Where the fire takes a toll
And still they call it paradise
When I'm really there I'll know
If I could call her my own
Ooo if it's LA, then you can say I told you so
I wanna breathe in something new
I wanna give in to the blue
I wanna breathe in something new oh
I wanna give in to the ahhh
Run west, sell your soul
Over to the sunny side
Where the fire takes a toll
And still they call it paradise
Oh when I'm really there I'll know
If I could call her my own
Baby if it's LA then you can say I told you so
Oh when I'm really there I'll know
If I could call her my own
Ooo if it's LA, then you can say I told you so