All the roads lead to L.A.,
The place to meet Jesus,
And make friends with Mary Jane.
If you've got music on your brain,
Well, here's the right place to get into the game.

(Chorus:)
'Cause we all...
Want the same,
And we all..
Want a star with our name.

Yeah, all the roads lead to L.A.
You worshippers of sunshine,
You seizers of the day.
If you got something to say,
Here's room for everyone,
Black, white, straight or gay.

(Chorus)

(Welcome to L.A.)
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.

Yeah, all the roads lead to L.A.
Let's drive into the desert,
And dance the night away.
Do you remember how to play?
Wake up the kid inside you,
And catch the next wave.

(Chorus)

Yeah, and we all..
Want a star with our name.

(Welcome to L.A.)
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.
(Welcome to L.A.)
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.
(Welcome to L.A.)
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la. (Fade out)

On sait trop bien ce qui se passe
C'est pas humain ça nous dépasse
On dit souvent à notre glace :
que veux tu que j'y fasse?

On comprend bien que juste en face
Des millions de panous s'entassent
Et puis entre deux guerres lasses
on finit et on débarrasse

{Refrain:}
Là, là, tout ce qu'on peur déjà
Là, là, déjà toi ou moi
Là, là, deux mains, un coeur qui bat
Là, là, tout commence là...

Tout ce qu'on jette, ils le ramassent
On voit les images, on les chasse
faut que ça brille à la surface
De nos inutiles carapaces

Dans l'obscurité de l'impasse
Si tu savais ce qu'on ressasse
Dans le silence un ange passe
Peut-être fait le taff à notre place

{au Refrain}

C'est pas demain, c'est là-bas

C'est là, là notre vie est là
Un geste, un mot, un premier pas
Voilà, et le reste viendra...

{au Refrain}

Là, là, un sourire, une voix
Là, là, et le reste suivra

Là, là, tout ce qu'on peut déjà
Là, là, déjà toi et moi

Là, là, y'a qu'a, y'a qu'a, y'a plus qu'a
Là, là, les autres seront là
Là, là, tout commence comme ça

Là, là, tout commence en soi
Là, là, tout commence là...

In a matter of time,
There'll be a friend of mine
Gonna come to the coast,
You're gonna see him
Up close for a minute or two
While the ground cracks under you.

By the look in your eyes
You'd think that it was a surprise
But you seem to forget
Something somebody said
About the bubbles in the sea
And an ocean full of trees.

And you now, L.A.
Uptight, city in the smog, city in the smog.
Don't you wish that you could be here too?
Don't you wish that you could be here too?
Don't you wish that you could be here too?

Well, it's hard to believe
So you get up to leave
And you laugh at the door
That you heard it all before
Oh it's so good to know
That it's all just a show for you.

But when the suppers are planned
And the freeways are crammed
And the mountains erupt
And the valley is sucked
Into cracks in the earth
Will I finally be heard by you.

L.A.
Uptight, city in the smog, city in the smog.
Don't you wish that you could be here too?
Don't you wish that you could be here too?
Don't you wish that you could be here too?

Here's a story about a boy named J
Nothing he did would ever get in my way
But there's still a long, long way to go
I've only ever seen his face on film
I've only ever heard the lines he'd say
But still they won’t get in my way

I'm always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring me down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But I’m happy to be by myself
I don’t need no one else

He's never ever seen my face before
I'm trying hard 'cause this I can’t ignore
But there's still a long, long way to go

All my dreams are built around your face
And this place
All the times I’m staring at the sun
You're the one

In a matter of time,
There'll be a friend of mine
Gonna come to the coast,
You're gonna see him
Up close for a minute or two
While the ground cracks under you.

By the look in your eyes
You'd think that it was a surprise
But you seem to forget
Something somebody said
About the bubbles in the sea
And an ocean full of trees.

And you now, L.A.
Uptight,
city in the smog,
city in the smog.
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?

Well, it's hard to believe
So you get up to leave
And you laugh at the door
That you heard it all before
Oh it's so good to know
That it's all just a show for you.

But when the suppers are planned
And the freeways are crammed
And the mountains erupt
And the valley is sucked
Into cracks in the earth
Will I finally be heard by you.

L.A.
Uptight,
city in the smog,
city in the smog.
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?

The gentleman's in the lane,
Spinning his hat on a cane
Stepping out, out for change
Good morning all, it's a beautiful day

The generals are winning a war
Seemed suicidal before
You came alone, now
I'll protect you, long as you stay

L.A.
Morning had to come
You'll be walking in the sun
Living in the day
But last night i was about to throw it all away

If patience started a band,
I'd be her biggest fan
Look at me, i'm talking to you
I don't want the lead in your play

The star's just a part of the scene
The gentleman in green
Paying off, out on the street
I can't go home, it's not on my way

L.A.
Things are never done
Car's parked in the sun
Living in the day
But last night i was about to throw it all away
Last night i was about to throw it all away
Last night i was about to throw it all away
Last night i was about to throw it all away

Oh here’s a story about a boy named Jay
Nothing he did would ever get in my way
But there’s still a long long way to go

I’ve only ever seen his face on film
I’ve only ever heard the lines he’d say
But still they won’t get in my way

I’m always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring you down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But I’m happy to be by myself
I don’t need no one else

He’s never ever seen my face before
I’m trying hard cos this I can’t ignore
But there’s still a long long way to go

I’m always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring you down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But im happy to be by myself
I don’t need no one else

All my dreams are built around your face
And this place
All the times of staring at the sun
You’re the one
All my dreams are built around your face
And this place
All the times of staring at the sun
You’re the one

I’m always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring you down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But I’m happy to be by myself
I don’t need no one else

I’m always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring you down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But im happy to be by myself
I don’t need no one else

The gentleman's in the lane,
Spinning his hat on a cane
Stepping out, out for change
Good morning all, it's a beautiful day
The generals are winning a war
Seemed suicidal before
You came alone, now
I'll protect you, long as you stay

L.A.
Morning had to come
You'll be walking in the sun
Living in the day
But last night i was about to throw it all away

If patience started a band,
I'd be her biggest fan
Look at me, i'm talking to you
I don't want the lead in your play

The star's just a part of the scene
The gentleman in green
Paying off, out on the street
I can't go home, it's not on my way

L.A.
Things are never done
Car's parked in the sun
Living in the day
But last night i was about to throw it all away
Last night i was about to throw it all away
Last night i was about to throw it all away
Last night i was about to throw it all away

[Murs]
I'm from L dot A dot Californ-I-A hot
Days got shade let me take you 'round the way
Lot of out-of-towners can't handle this city
Where you wear the wrong color and it can get tricky
But that was eighty-six and, things done changed
We a lot mo' evolved with the way that we bang
Not the rips and the dawgs, man the smog might kill ya
But you ain't gotta worry if you stayin North of Wilshire
Don't be scared of Crenshaw, the Slausson super-mall
Or Earlez Hot Dogs man you gotta do it y'all, c'mon
Come to the hood where we do the most good
Magic Johnson be ownin everything like he should
Lynnwood, Long Beach, Hawthorne, Gardena
From the towers in Watts, to the hills of Altadena
The home of the traffic and that gangbang culture
And I hope the way we do the damn thang don't insult ya

[Hook: repeat 2X]
I'm from L.A. (ahh) Southern California
Fool the West coast, where everybody is somebody
And the game is fame, do everythang with a bang
And everybody wanna know, what set you claim

[Murs]
The land where the six-fo's, hop up and get low
Your favorite rapper gettin jacked for more than his sick flows
Home of the pornos, we mess up award shows
The weather's always warm so the women wear short clothes
Our beaches ain't the cleanest but the {ahh} is the greenest
And we got the blonde bombshells and sick latinas
Then mix in the dark-skinned light-skinned sisters
Where you never have to wear your triple goose on Christmas
You can miss us with the blizzards and the winters
The hurricanes unless it's in some glasses with some actresses
Perfect frame, silicone or real it don't matter if she paid for it
Every single trend you can probably thank L.A. for it
Bandanas, facelifts, quick trips to Vegas
White t-shirt, Chuck Taylors or them K-Swiss
Poplockin, Crip walkin, chronic blunts, G-Funk
A place that everybody hate, but you gotta see once

[Hook]

Odeon
Sky
Uncanny
Bushes are in disagreement with the heat

L.A.

Uncanny
Person
They have filled boulevards with white snow, scum-ball

L.A.

This is my happening and it freaks me out

In a matter of time,
There'll be a friend of mine
Gonna come to the coast,
You're gonna see him
Up close for a minute or two
While the ground cracks under you.

By the look in your eyes
You'd think that it was a surprise
But you seem to forget
Something somebody said
About the bubbles in the sea
And an ocean full of trees.

And you now, L.A.
Uptight,
city in the smog,
city in the smog.
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?

Well, it's hard to believe
So you get up to leave
And you laugh at the door
That you heard it all before
Oh it's so good to know
That it's all just a show for you.

But when the suppers are planned
And the freeways are crammed
And the mountains erupt
And the valley is sucked
Into cracks in the earth
Will I finally be heard by you.

L.A.
Uptight,
city in the smog,
city in the smog.
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?
Don't you wish that
you could be here too?

Oh here's a story bout a boy named J.
Nothing he did would ever get in my way
But there's still a long, long way to go
I've only ever seen his face on film,
I've only ever heard the lines he'd say
But still they won't, get in my way

I'm always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring me down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But I'm happy to be by myself
I don't need no-one else

He's never ever seen my face before
I'm trying hard cos this I can't ignore
But there's still a long, long way to go

I'm always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring me down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But I'm happy to be by myself
I don't need no-one else

All my dreams are built around your face and this place
All the times I'm staring at the sun, you're the one
All my dreams are built around your face and this place
All the times I'm staring at the sun, you're the one

I'm always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring me down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But I'm happy to be by myself
I don't need no-one else

I'm always told to be the dreamer kind
Wake up one morning and your dreams are life
Never let them bring me down
Never let them tear me down
I always thought that I would follow you
Every place and everything you do
But I'm happy to be by myself
I don't need no-one else