Leo drives his Mustang along ocean Boulevard
  He works hard for his money
  Spent it all on his car
  Rents a one-room apartment that no one's ever seen
  But he makes love on the back seat
  To the girl of his dreams
    She wears high heels and lycra
  Shows off her curves
  She did aerobics and surgery
  Keep 'em well preserved
    She thinks, this guy, Leo
  Seems like he's got it all
  He's got a job in the business
  He says he'll make a few calls
    He's got friends in high places
  All he has to do is phone
  She bites her lips as he takes her
  He makes love like he's alone
    Break the bad news to the angel in the morning
    He takes the car to the car wash
  When the shine goes away
  He leaves her smudge-eyed and stranded
  It's a beautiful day....
    There's a man in the valley
  He met on Ocean Way
  He's got everything Leo dreams
  He's got a yacht in the bay
    Leo drives down to see him
  With an idea or two
    'Could make him big in the business
  Turn the lies into truths
    But the car don't mean nothin
  Cause the man's worldly wise
  He sees the white teeth and the sun tan
  With nobody inside
    I'm a guest of this city
  I'm by the pool on the roof
  Poolside is pretty
  You can feel the earth move...
    This is a town full of Leos
  The sun shines on the cars
  And the buses of tourists do the homes of the stars
    'Hotel California' goes around in my head
  And the folks who are loaded keep a gun by the bed
  But you can't help but notice....
  The poor wind up dead.
    And the kids on the east side watch the cars going by
  They never could have if they worked all their lives
  Take a gun and go shopping
  Take a drug for the pain
  And the pain goes away
  It's a beautiful day
    God bless these star-worn streets
  Shine on these perfect days
  Stretch out on Venice Beach
  Can we dream better dreams than these?..