Oh well her skin it was softer than velvet
And her eyes were as bright as a child's
Her lips were a promising picture
Warm and celluloid
But her words had me thinkin' too deeply
The meaning be-lying her face
Made me look just a little bit closer
Between the lines
LA smiles to hide the frown
LA promises to follow you down
LA teeth, and LA hair
LA curves that shouldn't be there
They really shouldn't be there
She said you've got to be seen at the Roxy
The strippers will know who we are
But you've got to be seen to be happy
You're a Tinseltown Star
You're going upwards and downwards and sideways
Man you're really caught up in a dream
With your head burning under the starlight
From the studio scene
LA smiles to hide the frown
LA promises to follow you down
LA teeth, and LA hair
LA curves that shouldn't be there
They really shouldn't be there
LA inflatable, she never says no
LA insatiable, you don't have to go
LA charisma
Well she knows all the famous musicians
Sometimes she sees how they play
And when the back stage passes are going
She really knows how to pay
She's a product of rock `n' roll livin'
She's a victim of Hollywood hate
She's a soul survivor
She's the midnight special
Gonna lay you to waste
LA smiles to hide the frown
LA promises to follow you down
LA teeth, and LA hair
LA curves that shouldn't be there
They really shouldn't be there

Transcribed by TJ Thurston 1/27/95
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