A Long December

A long December, and theres reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I cant remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin Now the days go by so fast And its one more day up in the canyon And its one more night in Hollywood If you think that I could be forgiven....I wish you would The smell of hospitals in winter And the feeling that its 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 its one more day up in the canyon And its one more night in Hollywood If you think you might come to California...I think you should Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two 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 its been a long December, and theres reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I cant remember all the times I tried to tell myself To hold on to these moments as they pass And its one more day up in the canyon And its one more night in Hollywood Its been so long since Ive seen the ocean..I guess I should.