A Long December

A long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember the last thing that she says "You were leaving, oh the days go by so fast" And it's one more day up in The Canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood If you think that I could be forgiven I wish you would Na na na Yeah The smell of hospitals in winter And the feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls All at once you look across a crowded room To see the way that light attaches to a girl And it's one more day up in The Canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood If you think you might come to California I think you should Na na na Yeah Drove up to hillside manor sometime after 2 a.m. And talked a little while about the year I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself To hold on to these moments as they pa*s And it's one more day up in The Canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood It's been so long since I've seen the ocean I guess I should Na na na Yeah Na na na, yeah Na na na, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah