Los Angeles

Album: Just Kids (2015)
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  • Well, I pulled outta Nashville
    With the sun on my windshield
    Black 4Runner in the summer like a big deal
    Apron at Starbucks
    What you gonna miss, B
    Nah, I smiled out, over the Mississippi
    Got a friend out west
    With a little studio time
    Futon in the valley
    And the dream gone wild
    Ralph's turkey in the pouch
    And Ramen in the cup
    Check the funds in the account
    When the pennies add up
    Well, this fire in my chest weighs more like gold
    I'm try my best, Lord to let it unfold
    For all on the quest
    Let the story be told
    Right from the soul

    Los Angeles
    Hit me at the heart of this
    Driving the 101
    My dream down to the bone
    Your smile, your kiss
    Every little part I miss
    Baby, I'm trying to find a place where we belong

    I got a buddy name Shawn
    And a minivan too
    CDs at our feet
    How to tour no clue
    Thousand cap room
    And only eight people came
    And five on the guest list were under my name
    But I slayed every one from the bottom of my heart
    Maybe there'll be sixteen here next time we start
    So move with the wind
    Fifty dollars in my pocket
    Wait for the sun
    That silver-lining rocket
    Two traveling souls
    Living on the road
    To wayward kids livin' how they don't know
    So we put it with the wind
    We let it all unfold
    Straight from the soul

    Los Angeles
    Hit me at the heart of this
    Driving the 101
    My dream down to the bone
    Your smile, your kiss
    Every little part I miss
    Baby, I'm trying to find a place where we belong

    I got a lone baby darling and the world's on fire
    Twenty K to make a record, now we're walking on a wire
    Every favor that I got, I'm cashing in to use
    Judson, JoJo, Sy, Lindsey, Robert
    Thank You
    So, Bullet was made
    And I'm scared out my brain
    And the song's getting played
    And everythin' starts to change
    People showing up singing along to what I say
    And It feels like we might just be on our way
    I think that's Letterman, he just said my name
    Check the crowd at the House of Blues
    Like they're cardboard fakes
    Everyone's livin' out loud
    And down their mistakes
    And these schizophrenic records that I love to make

    Los Angeles
    Hit me at the heart of this
    Driving the 101
    My dream down to the bone
    Your smile, your kiss
    Every little part I miss
    Baby, I'm trying to find a place where we belong Writer/s: MASON LEVY, MAT KEARNEY, TOM MEREDITH
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Comments: 1

  • Anonymous from Los AngelesI attended two of Mat's shows on his West In November Tour back in 2003. One was at a coffee cafe on Monterey Rd. in Morgan Hill, CA. The other show was referenced in his song "Los Angeles". The venue was off Highway 68 and as described in Mat's verse, it had capacity for 1,000 people. There was heavy rainfall that night and only 8 of us showed up for the concert. I was one of five people on the guest list along with Ian and 3 other friends. It was an acoustic show, so Mat was only joined by his drummer Rick. Shawn also played that night, so in all there were about 13 people in the building including the musicians, sound guy, concert promoter and fans. It was a building block for Mat's musical career and makes for a great story!
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