the road is alive and everybody s all here i m closing my eyes till the colours appear oh me oh my ain t it funny up here to stand in the light said i ain t came to los angeles just to die are you getting a lot of attention now are you bleeding in every direction now are they covering you up with affection now are they giving you a lot of attention now they told me my eyes would never be clearer to hold on to mine make good money out here they told me those lies just a grinning from ear to ear they showed me a lie they said here is our offer ain t it fine are you getting a lot of attention now are you bleeding in every direction now are they covering you up with affection now are you getting a lot of attention now the road is alive with the trouble and fear frozen and blind that s how they couple out here and oh me oh my they call me coloured up here i looked in their eyes said i ain t came to los angeles baby just to die are you getting a lot of attention now are you bleeding in every direction ain t you now are they covering you up with affection ain t they now are you getting a lot of attention ain t you now