IT`S BEEN RAINING HERE IN LONG BEACH — текст песни (Jackson Browne)

It`s been raining here in Long Beach
The dampness in the air
Tends to straighten out my hair
Against my wishes
But the traces of a song reach
My tattered ear once more
Lend me courage to ignore
The smell of fishes

I was a drunken lout, I ran about
With ladies that I knew
I did `em wrong all night long
Singing 23 skidoo

Huzahh...huzahh...
Once upon a time I was a kid
Well I don`t know what happened then
But I`m warning all you younger men
On your way to Long Beach think again
You can`t afford to settle down in Long Beach

I had a rack and coat, a paddle boat
I played the ukelele
Beneath the moon in June I`d croon
Won`t you come on home little baby

Huzahh...huzahh...
Once upon a time I was a kid
But now my hair is turning gray
I`m getting fatter every day
If you got any sense you`ll stay away
And never give another thought to Long Beach
And never give a moment`s thought to Long Beach