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

L.A. smiles to hide the frown

L.A. promises to follow you down

L.A. teeth, and L.A. hair

L.A. 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

L.A. smiles to hide the frown

L.A. promises to follow you down

L.A. teeth, and L.A. hair

L.A. curves that shouldn't be there

They really shouldn't be there

L.A. inflatable, she never says no

L.A. insatiable, you don't have to go

L.A. 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

L.A. smiles to hide the frown

L.A. promises to follow you down

L.A. teeth, and L.A. hair

L.A. curves that shouldn't be there

They really shouldn't be there