I got off the airplane 'long about 7:30 in L.A. What a drag to realize that everything's so different and so same All my California friends are searching for their minds And it's been right there in their heads all the time L.A. blues L.A. blues you want me to be like you Ha ha there ain't no way California Charlie met me at my room when I got in We toasted country picking And the help of all our good and mutual friends Before the morning came we put a handle on the world And decided that we'd give it to the squirrels L.A. blues L.A. blues you want me to be like you Ha ha there ain't no way Soaking up that sunshine and eating eggs and bacon over light Sleeping through the daytime and contemplating sin throughout the night Please hand me my hat and darling give me back my things Ole T's got a bunch of songs to sing L.A. blues L.A. blues you want me to be like you Ha ha there ain't no way I like California and I wouldn't want to put it down no way But I heard what you're thinking and it ain't exactly what I want to say Someday California I'll come roarin' back to you If you don't fall in the ocean before I do L.A. blues L.A. blues you want me to be like you Ha ha there ain't no way