SOMTIMES IT FEELS LIKE I NEVER LEFT LA

WELL THE FOLKS OUT HERE IN NASHVILLE,
FOLLOW ALL THE TRENDS.
IN THE LATEST CLOTHES, THEY HIT THE ROW.
AND DO LUNCH, WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
AND THOUGH THOSE HILLS OF HOLLYWOOD,
LAY SO FAR AWAY.
SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE, I NEVER LEFT L.A.

I CAN ALMOST SMELL THE TACO STAND,
ON WILSHIRE BLVD.
THE MINISTER NEXT DOOR JUST PUT,
A HOT TUB, IN HIS YARD.
AND THE CROWD DOWN AT THE SUSHI   BAR,
GROWS BIGGER EVERY DAY.
SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE, I NEVER LEFT L.A.

I THOUGHT I LEFT IT ALL BEHIND,
BENEATH A TALL PALM TREE.
GOODBYE HOTEL CALIFORNIA,
HELLO MOTEL TENNESSEE.

I WENT OUT TO THE OPRY HOUSE,        
TO SEE THE SHOW ONE TIME.
IT LOOKED A LOT LIKE WALT'S PLACE.
OUT IN ANAHEIM.
YEAH, THE ROAD FROM HERE TO HOLLYWOOD,
GETS SHORTER EVERY DAY.
SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE, I NEVER LEFT L.A.

I THOUGHT I LEFT IT ALL BEHIND,
BENEATH A TALL PALM TREE.
GOODBYE HOTEL CALIFORNIA,
HELLO MOTEL TENNESSEE.

AND THOUGH THOSE HILLS OF HOLLYWOOD,
LAY SO FAR AWAY.
SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE, I NEVER LEFT L.A.