poor Mans Shangri-LA

'Poor Mans Shangri-La'
Tell you bout a friend of mine that you dont know.
He lives way up a road thats lost in time.
Dont know his name, or where hes coming from.
Only thing you know, hes a real gone cat,
This friend of mine.
He dont have no uptown friends, or drive a Cadillac,
But hes got cool threads and a beat-up car.
All his downtown friends like me ride around in the back
Cause hes a real cool cat, yeah hes a real gone cat,
This friend of mine.
La Loma boys will run with you,
Do anything that you want them to,
If you need a friend cause youre feeling blue.
Palo Verde girls never let you down.
Na na na na na, living in a poor mans Shangri-La.
Firme guys in their firme cars,
Underneath the moon and stars.
The city lights way down below.
Whats that sound? Whats that light
Streaking down through the night?
Whats it mean? Its a red cloud over
Chavez Ravine.
Orale, U.F.O. come gliding low.
Se cayo on Chavez Road.
Space Vato, square cat
Say, 'Caramba, partners, wheres the party at?'
I heard about the cool jerk, and the alligator,
Tokay wine, Mary Jane, and Lil Julian Herrera.
I want to learn to dance, make romance.
These La Bishop girls might take a chance.
My friends say, 'No, be cool, bro.
If you want to dance slow,
Learn to ask a mi hermana con respeto.'
U.F.O. got a radio.
Lil Julian singing soft and low.
Los Angeles down below.
DJ says, we got to go,
To El Monte, El Monte, El Monte, pa El Monte.
Na na na na na, living in a poor mans Shangri-La.