City of Angels, land of God The city of demons, looking for us The City of Angels, land of God The city of demons, looking for us ♪ L.A., L.A. The place of all places Drug use and dark faces can make or break you I stood on by the water and watched him skip the line One night it's gon' be me inside God damn, it ain't easy let me tell ya Account is overdrawn doing sessions in the valley every other night Connections only get you so far, so far But oh, what a feeling (How it feels) Oh, what a thrill (You will kill) To look down from these hills Put the life I knew behind, but still This don't feel for real 'Cause I still ain't ate a meal My stomach growling, but I'm fucking styling Spent my last twenty drunk and Uber riding Ain't nobody cutting checks if you ain't happy smiling This shit tastes all Italian And it ain't easy let me tell ya Account is overdrawn doing sessions in the valley every other night And it goes on and on Yeah, I'm proud that I'm chasing something 'Cause I don't know better than being broke, bored and back at home Oh, this is all hope I'm making something 'Cause I don't know bigger than any fling I ever known L.A., L.A. This sunken shine fishes With the folks in tall riches and plus the bitches I stood off by the water, watched them pick a side One day from now we all could die God damn, it ain't easy let me tell ya Account is overdrawn doing sessions in the valley every other night Connections only get you so far, so far But oh, what a feeling (How it feels) Oh, what a thrill (You will kill) To look down from these hills Put the life I knew behind, but still This don't feel for real 'Cause I still can't cut a deal I wanna a rollie, but it's moving slowly Spent my last twenty buying drinks for homies And everybody wanna know me Just to say you own me Shit been getting phony Damn, it ain't easy let me tell ya Account is overdrawn doing sessions in the valley every other night And shit goes on and on Yeah, I'm proud that I'm chasing something 'Cause I don't know better than being broke, bored and back at home Oh, this is all hope I'm making something 'Cause I don't know bigger than any fling I ever known