From austin to la, ca It's a day away Cross the border we were half awake Into the golden state And the only place for us to play Was a cabaret We're kids with on the fashion page Or too young to stay And so we're never going back to los angeles If even for a day Ask us where we'd rather be and we'll say "anywhere" It's why we hate la It's the city with no time to waste And we just can't stay So it's goodbye california For better place And if we're ever going back to los angeles It just won't be to stay Ask us where we'd rather be and we'll say "anywhere" That's why we hate la