Lyle Lovett - L.A. County Lyrics






She left Dallas for California
With an old friend by her side
Well he did not say much
But one year later
He'd ask her to be his wife

And the lights of L.A. County
Look like diamonds in the sky
When you're driving through the hours
With an old friend at your side

One year later I left Houston
With an old friend by my side
Well it did not say much
But it was a beauty
Of a coal black .45

And the lights of L.A. County
Look like diamonds in the sky
When you're driving through the hours
With an old friend at your side

So I drove on all the day long
And I drove on through the night
And I thought of her a'waiting
For to be his blushing bride

And the lights of L.A. County
They looked like diamonds in the sky
As I drove into the valley
With my old friend at my side

And as she stood there at the altar
All dressed in her gown of white
Her face was bright as stars a'shining
Like I'd dreamed of all my life

And they kissed each other
And they turned around
And they saw me standing in the aisle
Well I did not say much
I just stood there watching
As that .45 told them goodbye

And the lights of L.A. County
Look like diamonds in the sky
When you're kneeling at the altar
With an old friend at your side

And the lights of L.A. County
Are a mighty pretty sight
When you're kneeling at the altar
With an old friend at your side





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  1. T.... C....

    Yup...Nice revenge song! I am going to watch Unforgiven now.

  2. E.... A....

    GREAT VIDEO! GREAT STUFF!

  3. t.... w....

    My old friend goes with me everywhere.

  4. R.... R....

    First saw Lyle in 1987. He introduced this song as "a country love song, boy meets girl, boy shoots girl".

  5. E.... A....

    Melody,fantastic. Music, phenomenal. Vocals, devine. Plot/story, amazing. Altogether, absolute masterpiece

  6. a.... h....

    Love me a good love/murder ballad!

  7. E.... 2....

    Alguien me la podría traducird

  8. N.... P....

    my heart still breaks for you Lyle ~ Julia is a goos woman, just very wrong what happened to you

  9. N.... P....

    I LOVE YOU LYLE

  10. k.... ....

    ... boom... ...boom... ...happiness is a warm gun...

  11. Z.... C....

    When I first heard this song years ago it just gave me the creeps.

    And they kissed each other
    And they turned around
    And they saw me standing in the aisle
    Well I did not say much
    I just stood there watching
    As that .45 told them goodbye

    Z.... C....

    Kill Bill comes to mind.

  12. k.... ....

    love this song!

  13. c.... b....

    coulda done without the slideshow...creepy ass slideshow white people.

    c.... b....

    I feel you, but it's music, no one forces you to watch the crappy video :) ... just stand up and dance !

    c.... b....

    @Silence Will Fall
    i like that response.

    c.... b....

    Das rasis, fagit.

    c.... b....

    White people. Go figure

  14. J.... L....

    The best Revenge song...ever

  15. M.... ....

    This is just FANTASTIC!!

  16. M.... L....

    nice song, it's in my fave playlist ^^ ty to sharing

  17. n.... c....

    I bet Quentin Tarantino loves this as much as I do!

    n.... c....

    @norman campbell That's what I always think when I hear this.

  18. H.... B....

    Lyle Lovett is a damn fine poet and this is a damn fine song! Ofcourse I also like "Pretty Polly" and "Little Knoxville Girl"...if that tells ya anything...LOL.

  19. m.... ....

    this is a murder ballad, but the music keeps it from sounding like one

    m.... ....

    Not to mention it doesn't get to the murder part at the end of the song and you would have to be paying attention to the lyrics to figure it out (well at least for me)

    m.... ....

    I love Lyle's sense of irony!  It's a deth only reserved for those of use who actually listen.

  20. R.... S....

    Man do I love a great murder ballad!

  21. D.... A....

    Best song about a murder that I have ever heard.

  22. S.... G....

    Such a peppy song about jealousy and rage- and guns.Mentioned it to a friend today...

  23. o.... ....

    Love this song, but it give me chills every time. Reading the comments here makes me wonder if even hearing it 1000 times involved any actual listening.

  24. c.... b....

    AWWW, how fun! Thanks for sharing!!!

  25. c.... ....

    This is one of his best songs. The backup singer at the end is Emmylou Harris, which is like having Pavarotti sing the jingle for your pizzaria.

  26. s.... ....

    Thanks for uploading this friend, I've been looking for the original for forever.

  27. P.... D....

    I smile every time I hear this ....and I've heard it a thousand times :)