L.A. Country (Hometown Blues) - The Bicycle Thief

Far Far Far

From anywhere round here

Well there’s got to be

Some people

Who truly don’t give a shit

'Bout this wicked old town

Where everybody lies to themselves

Where they gobble you up

Swallow you down

Spit you out

Well there’s no place on earth

So deceiving and so self possessed

In the blink of an eye

You go from servant

To rumor to guest

And it might look real pretty

From real far away

Might seem pretty

From way far away

Everyone I’ve known

This town killed

Or they packed up and gone

And why I’m still here

Is a question

And the answer’s unknown

But the cars keep a drivin'

And the people keep pilin' on in

With their hopes and dreams

All shinin'

But they’ll never ever

Never get what they want

And it might look real pretty

From real far away

It might seem pretty

From way far away

Might seem pretty

But it’s not real

No it’s not real