California is the land of opportunity, or so we’re led to believe. Jinks presents a story song about that search for a new start and new opportunity, but it all went wrong. Like the character in Guy Clark’s “L.A. Freeway”, the protagonist finds that his heart is back home and it’s time to get back...
[Verse 1]
All I did was drink all day in that hell they call L.A
A southern born man wants a gun in his hand
When he sees how they run that place
Never say I'm better than anyone
Cause Lord knows that I'm not
But that California summer wasn't that hot
[Verse 2]
We went out there searchin' for something
Instead we all got lost
We were headin' out west and the plans were goin' south
Never counted no cost
By the time I hit Arizona I was on my way to see
65 Days in L.A. is enough for me
[Verse 3]
And I would drink 'till the sun came up
And I was tryin' to find myself
But it's hard to find yourself in a state like that
I was born a runnin' man and anywhere I'm free
But 65 days in L.A. is enough for me
[Verse 4]
Been a few good folks out there any and everywhere
We were runnin' down the same things, all about insane
Thinkin' we'd find them out there
Steppin' over bums on the sidewalk
To get back to my front door
And by the middle of August, couldn't take any more
[Verse 5]
So I loaded up what little I had left
And I bought two packs of smokes
I was haulin' back to my girl, all back to my own
I was born a runnin' man and anywhere I'm free
But 65 days in L.A. is enough for me
65 days anywhere is too much for me
Too much for me
65 Days in L.A. was written by Cody Jinks.
Cody Jinks released 65 Days in L.A. on Fri Jan 01 2010.