L.A. Freeway

Guy Clark

Pack up all your dishes. 
Make note of all good wishes. 
Say goodbye to the landlord for me. 
That son of a bitch has always bored me. 
Throw out them LA papers 
And that moldy box of vanilla wafers. 
Adios to all this concrete. 
Gonna get me some dirt road back street 

If I can just get off of this LA freeway 
Without getting killed or caught 
I'd be down that road in a cloud of smoke 
For some land that I ain't bought bought bought 

Here's to you old skinny Dennis 
Only one I think I will miss 
I can hear that old bass singing 
Sweet and low like a gift you're bringing 
Play it for me just one more time now 
Got to give it all we can now 
I believe everything your saying 
Just keep on, keep on playing 

If I can just get off of this LA freeway 
Without getting killed or caught 
I'd be down that road in a cloud of smoke 
For some land that I ain't bought bought bought 

And you put the pink card in the mailbox 
Leave the key in the old front door lock 
They will find it likely as not 
I'm sure there's something we have forgot 
Oh Susanna, don't you cry, babe 
Love's a gift that's surely handmade 
We've got something to believe in 
Don't you think it's time we're leaving

If I can just get off of this LA freeway 
Without getting killed or caught 
I'd be down that road in a cloud of smoke 
For some land that I ain't bought bought bought. 

Pack up all your dishes. 
Make note of all good wishes. 
Say goodbye to the landlord for me. 
That son of a bitch has always bored me.