When I was a young, I had a dream
Movin' to the city sight unseen
19 years of age I'm packing my bags
Hollywood was all the rage
I came to you in 1984
You showed me in, then you shut the door
It didn't take me long to learn to play the game
A kick in the head always feels the same
(Chorus)
Los Angeles, you're a f**in who*e
Hollywood, you're an open sore
I played it well, and I played it fast
Livin' slow was in the past
Chicks and d** and gettin' burnt
Just a few of the things I 'learnt'
Got sick and tired of bein' scared as hell
A wasted man, just a shell of myself
But that was then, and this is now
My pretty baby, I've changed somehow
(Chorus 2)
Los angeles, you've lost you're grip
Drugs and lies and who*es s**in dick
(B-verse)
I don't know if I could do things differently
L.A.'s had me for so long
When I look I can see things differently
What doesn't k** me makes me strong
(Bridge)
Los Angeles, I didn't sell my soul to you
Los Angeles, you thought you would k** me
You thought you could take me down
f** that, power to me
(Chorus)
(B-verse)
Sometimes it goes like this
Some
A kick in the head