[Verse 1]
There's the part you've braced yourself against, and then
There's the other part
Steal up inclining northward streets with some
Weird sickness in the dark

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Saw your name on the sidewalk
Saw your brave face in my mind
If you're gonna sit next to the dealer, you get to bet blind

[Chorus]
Never get away, never get away
I am never, ever gonna get away from this place
Laid out on the street, my eyes toward the sun
Your star next to my face

[Verse 2]
The compasses I came into this world with
Never really worked so good
Gentle shadows spilling down the hills
Up on Mulholland at Ledgewood

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Turn back, turn back
Find someone to tell your secrets to
Dream past an old hotel on Ivy and seconds later, I saw you
[Chorus]
Never get away, never get away
I am never, ever gonna get away from this place
Laid out on the street, my eyes toward the sun
Your star next to my face

[Bridge]
Let the camera track me
From the footlights to the wings
Let me set aside an hour or two
In memory of sweet things

[Verse 3]
Regrind the lens again and again and again and again
But still the picture flips
Anyone here mentions "Hotel California" dies before
The first line clears his lips

[Chorus]
Never get away, never get away
I am never, ever gonna get away from this place
Laid out on the street, my eyes toward the sun
Your star next to my face