LA Taxi Lyrics

I took an LA taxi downtown tonight, looking for the stars

I guess I thought that maybe they'd be bright from the top of a tower

But, of course, there's not a single one in sight. Just celebrities and bars

But I'm not giving in without a fight, I keep gazing up for hours

And I'm a long way from the small high-desert town of Santa Fe

And I'll remember

Mama in the garden

Daddy drinking tea

My sisters may be dancing, or reading Seventeen

My brother rides his mountain bike as fast as he can get

And I lay in my loft and listen to every Beatles album on cassette

This silly life of mine is rushing past, what a tired disguise

And help is all around, I just have to ask - but I don't know what to ask for

And the legends made by those who dared to grasp, set the benchmark highs

And make me feel ashamed of my past, like I should be moving faster

And I'm such a long way from the small high-desert town of Santa Fe

Mama's in the garden

Daddy moved away

My sisters both are married, we don't have much to say

My brother died quite suddenly a few short years ago

And I live in the lost and found just looking for the things I used to know

As a dreamer in the cities of my dreams, my mind moves on

I slowly learn to reenforce the seams as I try to learn what worth is

And admitting that I don't know what it means brings a peaceful calm

And as I start to fill the in-betweens, I begin to live on purpose

And I come a long way from the small high-desert town of Santa Fe

And I'll remember

Mama in the garden

Daddy drinking tea

My sisters maybe dancing, or reading Seventeen

My brother rides his mountain bike as fast as he can get

And I lay in my loft and listen to every Beatles album on cassette