Every single time I come to this town It brings out the worst in me Decadence dries deep in the root of mine eyes To bring out a thirst in me Bust in to Burbank and buy a big beef jerky on Barham Stare into the stockyard Life in this car out on the road Can be so easy Then in the evening time There's a welcome sight In my lazy dream I'm still hoping to find The best in me is the beast in me The best in me is the beast in me Hansel and Gretel turning tricks For the big bad wolf on Sunset In front of the health food store See them lining up in their Range Rovers and their Mercedes For some peek a boo With the queen of hearts And as the sun goes down In that purple sky What passes for stars comes out And I'm still hoping to find The beast in me is the best in me The beast in me is the best in me I dreamed I saw Jesus on the sidewalk Of Sodom burning sage he told me L.A. you're my desert rose Forgive me as I age All done with my twenties Yet there's a reason to live Swear I found it in the Picks and pans of People magazine Its the best in me It's the beast in me Is it the best in me Is it the beast in me I made good my escape in my Geo. Prism The little red rental that could I was praying no more hair would grow on my palms As I drove away from the sign it said Welcome to Hollywood Oh its the beast in me coming on through Its the best in me shining on through My mama told me Watch out For the beast in me But mama, mama it's okay The beast in me Its the best in me