A lunatic walked in to west Hollywood bar
To see a psychopath perform
A story as old as time
Falling in love under hot stage lights
So stop me if you heard this one before
I met her at Peri's bar down in Fairfax
As she was taken up the stage
Not the average boulevard type it seems
This side of the boulevard back in the jazz age
Smokey voice smokey eyes
I swear the smoke around her was to heavy to rise
As she started In on St James Infirmary
Summer nights in LA don't last forever
Even if you got your partner in crime
And falling in love under hot stage lights
In a suicide romance where nobody dies
It's all fine and good til you get bored
And miss your exit on the 405
I was lost in my thoughts when she came up
Balancing two plastic cups
She asked if I was alright handed one to me
I said I'as ight and took a drink
She said she'd like to know what alright even means
If I could hum a few bars for her she might try
We got kicked out the bar before daylight broke
Said we couldn't let the day ruin our late show
She said that's why God invinted shades
So she stole some raybans and a cell phone cable
Ida stole anything for her if she was just able to tell me
But I'd already paid
Summer nights in LA don't last forever
Even if you got your partner I'm crime
And falling I'm love under neon lights
In a suicide romance where nobody dies
Is all fine and good
Til you say goodbye on the 405
We were an oddity that was odd to see
That's sayin the damn least
A circus mirror version of Cleopatra and Anthony
Like Lola and Bugs self medicated
With cigarettes alcohol lust and drugs
Its a wonder we didn't make the news
Cause gasoline met an open flame
And checked into hotel with a fake name
And got kicked out for burning down the whole damn room
We didn't ride too far cause luck ain't gas
But we burned every bridge we passed
From Tijuana to Kern County all the way back to LA
Summer nights in LA don't last forever
Even if you got your partner in crime
Falling in love under neon lights
In a suicide romance where nobody dies
Is all fine and good
Till you get bored And miss your exit on the 405
A suicide romance where nobody died
In spite ourselves we made it out alive
Just to end up bored and say goodbye on the 405
Another night like before
Another lunatic sees a psychopath open the door
Sets up to perform
Stop me if you heard this one before