A Long December

[Verse 1] A long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin' Now the days go by so fast [Chorus] And it's one more day up in the canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood If you think that I could be forgiven I wish you would [Verse 2] The smell of hospitals in winter And the feeling that it's 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 [Chorus] And it's one more day up in the canyons And it's one more night in Hollywood If you think you might come to California I think you should [Verse 3] Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after 2 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 it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself To hold on to these moments as they pass [Chorus] And it's one more day up in the canyon And it's one more night in Hollywood It's been so long since I've seen the ocean I guess I should