The Queen of Marina del Rey

I used to live in LA, right by the freeway
I stayed out all night, drank whiskey like wine
Lied about my age

I was working till four at the old Troubadour
Pink sunglass on like a young Elton John
Into cocaine and boys

I was a sideshow sort of famous
Called from the day I was born
Blessed with a sick kind of strangeness
I wore like a cheap crown of thorns
Every day was an endless parade
For the Queen of Marina del Rey

I used to sleep all damn day, in a trailer by the bay
I was running from ghosts, half lit and half broke
Holding court for the strays

And late Tuesday nights, I'd play open mic
One time Roseanne Cash walked up to my hat
And she threw in a five

I was a sideshow sort of famous
Called from the day I was born
Blessed with a sick kind of strangeness
I wore like a cheap crown of thorns
Every day was an endless parade
For the Queen of Marina del Rey

I sold Mary Jane and Jesus and myself when I needed
Though you wouldn't believe it to look at me now

Sometimes I flashback to a sleeping bag in a hatchback
A young twenty-something who didn't know nothing
Except how to live fast

It was a fake plastic glitter cache
But for a moment they all knew my name
And every day was an endless parade
For the Queen of Marina del Rey