California Freeway Goin’ South - Sex, No Drugs & Rock'N'Roll

Never been out of New York City, but I heard a lot about The Coast

Flying on in to L.A. airport, get myself a lethal dose

Step out into the California weather, funny you can taste the air

Fog on the freeway, they say is getting better, but my eyes get red when I stare

Hey babe, I’m finally in L.A., and I wonder if I’ll ever make it out

I’m a long ways from New York yesterday, on the California Freeway goin’ south

Everybody talks about West Coast women, couldn’t wait to give ‘em a try

They come on strong, but the nights get long when they ain’t got nothin’ inside

Everyday seems to be just like the other, people all take ‘em in stride

Everyone wants to stay young here forever, and I feel like I’m goin’ to die

I said hey babe, I’m finally in L.A., and I wonder if I’ll ever make it out

I’m a long way from New York yesterday, on the California Freeway goin’ south

Never thought I could miss you the way I do

All I want to do is get back home to you

People say to stay and see it through

But I wish you could be here to see it too

All those years of California Dreamin’, searchin’ for fortune and fame

Now I got a hit song and it won’t be long before everybody knows my name

Through the miles of smiles in the latest styles, it’s a Hollywood masquerade

But I know damned well if my songs don’t sell I’ll be back in the penny arcade.

I said hey babe, I’m finally in L.A. and I wonder if I’ll ever make it out

I’m a long way from New York yesterday, on the California Freeway goin’ south

Said I’m on the California Freeway goin’ south.