City Rides

It's twenty after midnight
I think it's time that we get set up for the ride
And Easy-Dave is bored, waiting for us
With his Cabrio in the night
My girl's a little scared, she's sitting in the back
She holds me tight
And waking up the neighbourhood
We're crossing all these virgin city lights
Our usual fetid place, some white Russian
Some red wine, another drive
In L.A. California, see
Another losing band is playing live
The boogie-boogie-man
Is offering my babe some cocaine
The boogie-boogie-man will lose again
In dust the schmuck part of his brain
Tonight we cannot fall
Tonight we cannot fall
In an early 1 AM pool game
We've begun setting the fire to our souls
The boys, they've just lost their cool
They're scuffling, it's a fight without control
What about a quickie one
Oh baby, we've no longer leading roles
It's just that now no one cares for us
It's just we're not protected anymore
Tonight it can't be done
Tonight it can't be done
Tonight it can't be done
Tonight it can't be done
We are more that stranger souls
We're the angels of the night
Dancing shadows through the darkness
Evil shapes in the moonlight
But we're booging just so fine