I Carry Los Angeles In My Soul!

 
I carry Los Angeles in my soul!
Where Sunset Boulevard bleeds gold at 5 PM,
As the palms in Venice sway like prayers in the wind.
I’m eating tacos dripping with salsa on 1st Street,
Exploring with my friends places I’ve yet to discover,
Our sneakers are carving stories into Compton Creek.

While I hike the dusty trails of Griffith Park,
The Observatory glows like a lighthouse above the city.
At LACMA, the lamps flicker like old memories,
In Little Tokyo, the lanterns swing like quiet wishes.
These lights are the angels watching over the city,
I carry Los Angeles in my soul!

Cruising downtown with the windows down,
As my Angeleno voice fills the night with oldies,
Every place you see has a beating heart,
And that beat powers this city’s life.
This city is my blood, my breath, my forever.
I carry Los Angeles in my soul!

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