Dawes - Time Spent In Los Angeles Lyrics






These days my friends don’t seem to know me
Without my suitcase in my hand
Where I am standing still
I seem to disappear
But maybe that's how I found you
Maybe that's taught me exactly what I want
Maybe meeting you so far away from home
Is what makes it all so clear

But you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms

When people ask me where I come from
To see what that says about man
I only end up giving bad directions
That never lead them there at all
It’s something written in the head lights
Is something swimming in my drink
And if I were the moon
It would be exactly where I fall

Cause you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms

I used to think someone would love me
For places I have been
And the dirt I have been gathering
Deep beneath my nails
But now I know what I’ve been missing
And I’m going home to make it mine
And I'll be battening the hatches and pulling in the sails.

But you got that special kind of sadness
You got that tragic set of charms [x2]
That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms





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  1. G.... ....

    Love the melancholy feel of this tune. And I can't help but hear " baby's feeling funny in the morning" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q11v0JdJb6o

  2. D.... N....

    I saw these guys in San Rafael it was a small venue and they totally rocked. Even though they had played a show the night before like 300 miles away, they looked a little beat, yet they still gave the crowd an awesome time = mad respect.

  3. v.... ....

    Any Adam Ant fans here? Because this song is really Wonderful.

  4. g.... ....

    Hip-Hop is wonderful. I Love it so much. RAPPER!

  5. J.... C....

    These days my friends don’t seem to know me
    Without my suitcase in my hand
    Where I am standing still
    I seem to disappear
    But maybe that's how I found you
    Maybe that's taught me exactly what I want
    Maybe meeting you so far away from home
    Is what makes it all so clear

    But you got that special kind of sadness
    You got that tragic set of charms
    That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
    Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms

    When people ask me where I come from
    To see what that says about man
    I only end up giving bad directions
    That never lead them there at all
    It’s something written in the head lights
    Is something swimming in my drink
    And if I were the moon
    It would be exactly where I fall

    Cause you got that special kind of sadness
    You got that tragic set of charms
    That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
    Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms

    I used to think someone would love me
    For places I have been
    And the dirt I have been gathering
    Deep beneath my nails
    But now I know what I’ve been missing
    And I’m going home to make it mine
    And I'll be battening the hatches and pulling in the sails.

    But you got that special kind of sadness
    You got that tragic set of charms [x2]
    That only comes from time spent in Los Angeles
    Makes me wanna wrap you in my arms

  6. J.... B....

    Saw this live, opening band...so glad I came early

  7. C.... ....

    Love this song   I am hearing Neil young

    C.... ....

    A bit..

  8. F.... D....

    Huge shoutout to VH1 Top 20 Countdown for exposing me to this song when I was 13.

  9. d.... S....

    MTV anyone?

  10. W.... B....

    So true. Great vibe from song to song. Saw them at the Pilgrimage Festival. Wow. So many influences that take you years back. My new favorite band. May they stay together!

  11. S.... D....

    Ive been trying to find this song for 2 hours now. Finally at 440 A.M. i have found it. I heard this song when i was in middle school and a tune of something else lead me to find this song. I forgot how much i loved this song.

  12. D.... ....

    I keep coming back to this song year after year. Gives me such a nostalgic feeling of getting ready for school early in the morning. Good days

  13. S.... W....

    Nice song...but, the cashet of LA and California is long gone.  It's a $hithole unfortunately.  Liberals seem to enjoy being displaced by foreigners...

  14. I.... ....

    They all look so young holy shot

  15. K.... ....

    I remember first hearing this song on VH1 at like 2 AM back when I was just a kid. Forgot about it for a while, but still one of my favorite songs ever.

  16. J.... N....

    I've never heard this tune before. This is freaking great. Thank the gods that someone is still interested in writing good lyrics and fitting them inside a envelope of beautiful music.

  17. R.... C....

    Come back to Austin ..... we love ya been too long.......Raybann AustinTexas

  18. R.... M....

    I love this song.

  19. M.... G....

    Probably my very favorite Dawes song-very catchy, has you humming it all day long!

  20. e.... ....

    What model organ does he play on

  21. T.... C....

    God, the brothers Goldsmith look so young here. How far we've come.

  22. B.... J....

    The sound like the Counting Crows!

  23. S.... N....

    Something about Dawes just speaks to me in a way I cant explain. I've loved this band for years, listening to this song gives me such a strong feeling of nostalgia and peace..

  24. M.... ....

    great well crafted tune, and that stunning young lady looks like a young Diane Lane.

  25. S.... N....

    I remember hearing this one morning on VH1 when I was a freshman in high school. It gives me the best memories of better times.

  26. t.... ....

    California people really understand this

    t.... ....

    twoface2001

    t.... ....

    don't know

    t.... ....

    twoface2001 understand what

    t.... ....

    twoface2001 I understand this, cause I've spent time in Los Angeles. The girls there do have a certain kind of sadness, and a tragic set of charms.
    fun place, but I'm glad I'm back home.

    t.... ....

    I'm on my way

  27. B.... E....

    reminds me of Foy Vance a bit.

  28. R.... D....

    Love the sound of the BOSS VB-2 Vibrato.

  29. E.... B....

    I heart Dawes

  30. h.... h....

    The drummer looks like my brother

    h.... h....

    +Graysoul 777 omg you're so right!

  31. P.... L....

    perfect pop song

  32. E.... F....

    I would love to see Bill Frisell and Greg Liesz sit in with these guys!!

  33. G.... r....

    ca se la raconte pas c'est pro clair efficace, ca c'est de la vraie zik !!!!

  34. G.... r....

    putain que c'est bon !!!

  35. B.... ....

    Very Jackson Browne to my ears, sounds good

  36. s.... ....

    This song makes me cry

  37. d.... p....

    Thank you Bug an DH I love these guys and this is my favorite song.

  38. J.... M....

    Kinda remind me of The Eagles love this song and album great job lad's

  39. b.... ....

    the drummers fro though...

  40. T.... H....

    anyone have a guitar lesson on this?

  41. E.... P....

    loving this

  42. g.... ....

    Can anyone tell me who the girl in the white dress is? Is she related to Taylor? She's beautiful!

    g.... ....

    +goldendog159 judging by the end of the video, she's his girlfriend. She's amazing looking. What a smartarse.

    g.... ....

    +frarfarf THANKS.

  43. R.... Z....

    0:01 is that Adam Duritz's reflection I see in the water???

    R.... Z....

    @wetanddry24 lmao im dead.

    R.... Z....

    They write about California with the same kind of love and sorrow

  44. A.... M....

    Just found my new fave song omfg

  45. L.... ....

    I was 11 and watching VH1 one morning when I first heard this song. Still one of my favorites and most likely will forever be. 

    L.... ....

    same that's how I found them

    L.... ....

    Adrian Sibal omg same!!! Found out abt so many good songs w vh1

    L.... ....

    estas jodiendo?! lol I thought I was the only one, Dawes also got me into indie music as well in like 8th grade

    L.... ....

    YOU feel old? I was 28 in 2011 lol

    L.... ....

    Two Door cinema, pumped up kicks, coldplay. those where the days

  46. j.... ....

    I would like to dedicate MY thank you to Guitar Center Sessions for my introduction to this awesome band...Within the last 3 months I have discovered them and TEMPLES (They appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!).

  47. r.... f....

    Nice song, though I find myself afterwards humming "...but there's a warm wind blowing the stars around, And I'd really love to see you tonight..."

  48. b.... ....

    Nine people can kiss the fattest part of my ass

    b.... ....

    Taylor Goldsmith....all you need to know

  49. D.... D....

    Great song. Am i the only one who thinks the drummer looks like Art Garfunkle??

  50. M.... B....

    How I have never heard these guys I can't imagine. Thank you Tommy Talton for telling me how great they are. I LOVE it.

  51. S.... S....

    We loved this song so much, we covered it on the Soulful Sofa Sessions! Come check it out and let us know what you think!

    Episode 7: "Time Spent in Los Angeles" - Dawes

  52. L.... D....

    We are a fan if no one else is Dawes.

  53. J.... A....

    Being a second "gen" Los Angelenos  I just love this song...

  54. a.... l....

    world is up side down,mumford and sons have support Dawes,they are better from far

  55. E.... C....

    so beautiful

  56. b.... ....

    I thought these guys were really good. Went to mumford and sons concert last week and bought the album while i was there

  57. W.... J....

    This is such great music to SKI to

  58. d.... ....

    No it isn't. He's saying he'll head home to get what he's been missing and he knows it won't be easy, so he's battening the hatches and pulling in the sales (which is something you do when a storm is coming).

  59. m.... ....

    I want to dispatch a hair stylist to their studio, stat. Great song, though.

  60. a.... v....

    i love this song so much <3 the beat and the lyrics just come together

  61. C.... R....

    whose the blonde girl in the vid that taylor kisses at the end?

  62. 2.... ....

    WOW!!.......does your mother know you have such a little potty mouth?. Maybe you should copy her on your posting? Actually, you are the "dumshit" because you just agreed with me so what's your agument?. And I never said they were not a good bad. As a matter of fact, I was the one who introduced my 20 something year old sons to them. Now go get some soap and clean out that little potty mouth of your before I tell your mother.

  63. N.... B....

    so pumped to see these guys at lolla

  64. S.... T....

    I bet no one came here through Fringe, 'cause there were only two words audible from this playing in the background... :D

  65. P.... C....

    Holy SHIT! Bob Dylan is friggin amazing on the drumkit!

  66. 2.... ....

    THE TERM "BATTEN THE HATCHES".....MEANS TO "PREPARE FOR TROUBLE"........IT IS USED IN THE WRONG SENSE IN THIS SONG.....

  67. e.... ....

    @duckiedale80 I don't get it. You are saying that me liking a film that has low approval ratings from critics and that most original Halloween fans hate is trendy? Don't try and change the subject...this bands blows major amounts of ass!

  68. d.... ....

    @elicore3407 A fan of Zombie's Halloween complaining about trendiness. Oh, the irony!

  69. m.... ....

    @23Shinin23 i listened to this all summer. lol its so relaxingg.

  70. G.... T....

    This song is a reflection on my life except for the ending which has yet to happen because I'm so shy haha. :)

  71. J.... ....

    @hazor777 i feel the same way hazor. give blitzen trapper a try. their the best band out nowadays imho.

  72. A.... G....

    Finally, music with lyrics that have some depth! Thank you Dawes, and thanks for taking the time to play for Occupy in DC and NYC. You did the right thing, I hope the music industry will be kind to you, and you become a classic band that will still be known in future decades.

  73. s.... ....

    I heard this song while I was driving home this week. Listening to CBC Radio 2 Drive. after 5:00pm.
    Great moody song. They also play new alternative music like this one....

  74. x.... ....

    great song!

  75. R.... D....

    Heard this song in a store, stuck in head for days, googled lyrics to find artist name. So catchy. So much of the good part of pop music.

  76. K.... G....

    @lclax22 He's so versatile

  77. s.... ....

    @themacjs No apologies needed! :)

  78. s.... ....

    @themacjs I think they're cute, but I was commenting on someone else's comment about them not being good looking. I was trying to make a point that good music is good music and it doesn't matter what the artists look like. But yes, I agree with you. They are definitely cute!

  79. g.... ....

    How does this song have so few views?

  80. V.... ....

    Great sound!! excellent words & music put together!!
    I love it, I also can't get it out of my head.

  81. B.... W....

    the girl reminds me of the girl in lullaby by shawn mullins

  82. C.... L....

    When you are judged by Pro's in the Music business and they like you ....You got something. They got what it takes. This song is a very pretty Love song. Period.

  83. T.... G....

    i had no idea what this song was called and its been stuck in my head for monthss

  84. s.... ....

    Whoever doesn't love this band is just crazy. They are amazing songwriters and performers. Who cares if they are not really hot. Good music is good music and it is hard to find. Dawes is bursting with talent.

  85. J.... H....

    @SuperBlackopsnerd How can I enjoy music that is shitty? And actually my mom is dead and my dad is well I dont know where the fuck he is... So and yeah I misspelled something? So what... Im dyslexic but that doesnt stop me from writeing... We can sit here and argue but I wouldnt do that with someone as pugnacious as you its pointless so shut the fuck up and stop trying to get your point across because it doesnt matter

  86. J.... H....

    @SoFarAreWe Um Goldsmith? And actually Im a published writer and Im 13? I only take pride in one thing I do and that's writing... And Im not hateing... If I wanted to hate I would say "man this guy is ugly as fuck and cant sing for shit! just the thought of his voice makes my ears bleed!" but no im not like that... So why don't you get your facts strait? Then actually try to insult me.

  87. t.... ....

    honestly, who cares if a musician looks good or not. if their music is good, that's what counts. i love these people. real lyrics and music. <3

  88. T.... N....

    Its not often you see music like this. It's not often where someone doesn't write about partying or having a good time, and uses actual instruments in their songs. This band makes me smile. It's puts personal thought back into music. I love it. -3

  89. e.... ....

    This band is horrible. The main line in the chorus is rushed and doesn't fit into the meter of the song. thumbs down to trendy bullshit

  90. a.... ....

    wow. great song and yet.......these unhappy fools...

  91. J.... W....

    Excellent performers! Better than Blitzen Trapper, who I had gone to see.

  92. J.... H....

    @rburrell11392 Im not hating? Im Actually jealous of him... I wish i could be recognized like him... Im just giving my thoughts of his vocals and pitch which are lacking alot of melody and power... I like the song i mean not one of of my favorites but the lyrics are touching and cute... Im sorry if you thought i was hating cause im not a hater.

  93. R.... B....

    @SuperBlackopsnerd You're a fucking idiot. This is music. And if you're doubting his vocal power I suggest you listen to the song blood and guts by Middle Brother. Quit hatin.

  94. S.... F....

    Give it up for Little Orphan Annie on the drums!

  95. N.... M....

    I liked this better when bob dylan sang it and called it "lay lady lay".

  96. b.... ....

    how does this video have so little views when it's so fantastic?

  97. J.... H....

    And hes ugly as balls

  98. J.... H....

    He sounds sooo hollow... I mean its good but no power and so empty

  99. B.... A....

    heard this on vh1 and i think its a great song but it needs more fans cuz they r fantastic