If LA was a lady, there'd be no paint and powder
There wouldn't be one thing about her to lead your heart astray
If LA was a lady, she wouldn't take your gift and hock it
But she just picks your pocket, and steals your soul away
When I was much younger, she looked at me in wonder
That I believed her favors could be tempted for a song
All I saw was perfection…blind to her deception
A garden green like Eden was just desert all along
If LA was a lady, her perfume still would linger,
Her kisses would be tender and her love would never sway
But her kind of love has always been cold and dark as mortal sin
If LA was a lady, there would be no price to pay
How the streets can glisten as the rain runs for the mountains
Diamond nights and neon lights — she'll take your breath away
The suitors have been many, and I wonder if there's any bigger
Fool than me whose dreams just fell to dust and blew away?
If LA was a lady, a little hard time wouldn't matter,
She promises forever when she asks you out to play
If LA was a lady, her vows would go unbroken
But with twisted truth, she took my youth and sent me on my way
If LA was a lady, there would be no price to pay