Ladies and gentlemen please make no mistake
I am a stubborn re-born Arturo Bandini, “The Great”
Embracing these streets as I live out my fate
Dreaming of dining on high end coffee and steak
In good standing with the brotherhood of the grape
Still wandering in my dreams when I happen to wake
Los Angeles city, oh you great love of mine!
I aim to seduce you with every verse and every rhyme
And even if in my pockets I haven’t but a dime
I court you with well-meaning with every last line
Delusions of grandeur haunt me and that is just fine
I see through you and your bottles of expensive wine
At times you ignore me but I know that you care
A courtesy ride available when I haven’t got the fare
A love/ hate relation that is always a constant thrill
From Ocean Ave and Wilshire to Temple and Bunker Hill
In between sometimes a nightmare sometimes a dream
Los Angeles you sly devil, you rarely are what you seem!
Still I lust for you, for your attention and your trust
No one to confide in so I’m forced to ask the dust
And when it replies it’s response I cannot hate
You may destroy many, but me you’ll never break!
For I am a stubborn re-born Arturo Bandini “The Great”
I can only imagine the triumphs that we’ve yet to make
So pay me more attention, please for heaven’s sake!
