South La Brea

Down the street with the Kosher shops Passed the rummage yards with the antique props Beauty queens and homesick harlots All line up in the LA gauntlet It's the corner where dreams are made Where flaws are fixed up with pills and powder The beginning of success and failure At 200 South La Brea Changed her name and headed to the city Took out that loan and bought herself a Mini Recites lines at the grocery store and then Quotes old movies at table 4 They say: "Can you sing?" and "Can you cry?" and "Will you take off your top if the price is right?" "Do you smoke?" and "Do you drink?" And "Do you wash your spoons in the bathroom sink?" These are questions At 200 South La Brea Obsessions At 200 South La Brea