Chez Y has en empty parking lot Something sad about the old favorite spot The pier is black, the tourists don't get a shot The carousel's just a little motionless trot We've gone dark, we can't see There's no spark where it used to be Something just don't seem right And the lights are out in Anta Nica tonight Montana's not in an upwardly mobile state Even the well-off are packed up in a crate An open-ended confusing mystery fate Has made any hour of the day seem like it's too late We've gone dark, we can't see There's no spark where it used to be Something just don't seem right And the lights are out in Anta Nica tonight It used to be the stars would fight through the stark (raving madness) But that's not true tonight in Palisades Park The California incline is always there on its mark But the Sign's missing characters here tonight in the dark We've gone dark, we can't see There's no spark where it used to be Something just don't seem right And the lights are out in Anta Nica tonight ♪ We've gone dark, we can't see There's no spark where it used to be Something just don't seem right And the lights are out in Anta Nica tonight The lights are out in Anta Nica tonight