A Long December
A long December and there's reason to believeMaybe this year will be better than the lastI can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin'Now the days go by so fastAnd it's one more day up in the canyonsAnd it's one more night in HollywoodIf you think that I could be forgiven...I wish you wouldThe smell of hospitals in winterAnd the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearlsAll at once you look across a crowded roomTo see the way that light attaches to a girlAnd it's one more day up in the canyonsAnd it's one more night in HollywoodIf you think you might come to California...I think you shouldDrove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m.And talked a little while about the yearI guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show herAnd it's been a long December and there's reason to believeMaybe this year will be better than the lastI can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myselfTo hold on to these moments as they passAnd it's one more day up in the canyonAnd it's one more night in HollywoodIt's been so long since I've seen the ocean...I guess I should