Maybe you've got grandeur, maybe you've got style
And legendary landmarks gracing every city mile
But we've got open spaces from the desert to the sea
And baby, that's Los Angeles to me

Maybe you've got concerts at Alice Tully Hall
And other high class venues packed with snobs from wall to wall
Well we've got sitcom tapings, and they're absolutely free!
And baby, that's Los Angeles to me

Maybe you've got Sardi's and Tavern on the Green
And maybe you've got restaurants that don't close at ten fifteen
Maybe you've got Sondheim, but we've got Charlie Sheen!
And baby, that's Los Angeles to me

We're standing strong, we stand as one
With a thousand different cultures baking in the sun
We take the fall
Still we're smiling all the way

Maybe you've got subways that take you everywhere
And smelly yellow taxicabs that blast you to Times Square
But when you've got a Tesla, who needs the M.T.A?
And baby, that's Los Angeles to me

You've got your New Yorker, the Sunday Book Review
And annoying crossword puzzles that take half a day to do
But when you're on the cutting edge, who's got the time to read?
And baby, that's Los Angeles to me

We've learned to feel, not merely think
And we've got Dianetics, so we never need a shrink
Our fears are gone
Our hearts are on our sleeve

So you've got the Yankees, so you have the Mets
And Super Bowl contenders like the Giants and the Jets
Now finally we have football - that no one goes to see!
And baby, that's Los Angeles to me

Our cell phones gleam like shining stars
Keeping all of us connected, even in our cars
They ring out proud
Our signal's loud and clear

Maybe you've got Brooklyn, where Dodgers once ran free
You've got that shining beacon high atop Miss Liberty
We may have lost Hugh Hefner, but we've still got Angelyne!
And baby, that's Los Angeles to me

Go ahead, condemn us, write our epitaph
Say we're unimportant and I'll shake my head and laugh
Because sooner or later you'll all be moving there!
And baby, that's Los Angeles to me!

(Note: When we sang "you'll all be moving there!", we all pointed to the west.)