Patty and Jack, they had a boy

Opposite of Fauntleroy

Tattered down, beaten threads

Hung with the cheerleaders and the heads

But something about him made them smile

He dreamt about the miracle mile

Moved way out to west L. A

Bought a guitar and learned to play

She ain't in the picture yet

He don't plan to fall

Freak show down on Hollywood and Vine

He goes looking for a girl and a dime

We know that only devils live in the City of Angels

Shakedown running for the kitchen door

Jailbound till he finds a liquor store

We know that only devils live in the City of Angels

Found some friends that weren't full of shit

Those were the folks where he fit

They would dress in drag sometimes

Putting on makeup and doing lines

Oh, but here comes a girl from Oz

She marched and always had a cause

They could see each other's flaws

But by then, the damage was done

She loads up her field gun

And he's her cannonball

Freak show down on Hollywood and Vine

He goes looking for a girl and a dime

We know that only devils live in the City of Angels

Shakedown running for the kitchen door

Jailbound till he finds a liquor store

We know that only devils live in the City of Angels

Bang, bang, it went off like thunder

Don't mess with a girl from way Down Under

Adelaide was built for speed

The judge asked, "Ma'am, how do you plead? "

She laughed at all the money she spent

And said, "Sir, I'm innocent

You should thank me for what I've done

This place is better now that he's gone"

She broke down and pretended to cry

And said, "I'm right, and that's my alibi"

Freak show down on Hollywood and Vine

He goes looking for a girl and a dime

We know that only devils live in the City of Angels

Shakedown running for the kitchen door

Jailbound till he finds a liquor store

We know that only devils live in the City of Angels

In the City of Angels

In the City of Angels