Crash Course In The Blues
To a boy from Indiana fresh off of the farm
LA looks like heaven with its ever open arms
My mama said to watch yourself like mamas always do
Daddy said those city girls will walk all over you
So I hit the pavement running down on Hollywood and Vine
I got to town by seven and I fell in love by nine
She was a California angel wearing alligator shoes
She had that somethin' that a poor boy can't refuse
She was incredible she was a crash course in the blues
[ guitar ]
Now we're screaming down the freeway in this fancy foreign car
Headed for another party never seen so many stars
Just when I thought I'd make my move and ask her to be mine
She takes off with somebody else and kisses me goodbye
She was incredible she was a crash course in the blues
[ piano - harmonica ]
Well she was way too hard to handle for a country boy like me
She's still a Roman candle burning in my memory
She was unbelievable she was a crash course in the blues
She was incredible she was a crash course in the blues that's right
Curso Intensivo de Blues
Para un chico de Indiana recién salido de la granja
LA parece el paraíso con sus brazos siempre abiertos
Mi mamá dijo que tuviera cuidado como las mamás siempre hacen
Papá dijo que esas chicas de la ciudad te pisotearán
Así que golpeé el pavimento corriendo en Hollywood y Vine
Llegué a la ciudad a las siete y me enamoré a las nueve
Ella era un ángel de California usando zapatos de cocodrilo
Tenía algo que un chico pobre no puede rechazar
Ella era increíble, era un curso intensivo de blues
[ guitarra ]
Ahora estamos gritando por la autopista en este auto extranjero de lujo
Dirigiéndonos a otra fiesta, nunca había visto tantas estrellas
Justo cuando pensé que haría mi movimiento y le pediría que fuera mía
Se va con otra persona y me besa de despedida
Ella era increíble, era un curso intensivo de blues
[ piano - armónica ]
Bueno, era demasiado difícil de manejar para un chico de campo como yo
Sigue siendo una bengala romana ardiendo en mi memoria
Era increíble, era un curso intensivo de blues
Ella era increíble, era un curso intensivo de blues, así es