Lyrics to
Honey Don’t Leave L.A.

This version of Honey Don’T Leave L.a. was released by James Taylor in 1977.

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That limousine in which you made the scene suits you to a ‘T’
if all you want to be is somebody that don’t never walk.
That big chateau where you wanna go in the south of France,
gonna end our big romance. Don’t you do it.

Honey, don’t leave L. A., that Riviera is so far away.
Begging you s’il vous plait, they don’t know nothing down in St. Tropez.
Baby don’t leave L. A.

I heard it said that you had it made with you movie star, but, oh, how right you are.
If that’s really ’bout the best you can do,
you moved my soul so I played the role of your back door man.
Yes and now I can’t really complain cause I love you.

Honey, don’t leave L. A., that Riviera is so far away.
Begging you sil vous plait, they don’t know nothing down in St. Tropez.
Baby don’t leave L. A.

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The lyrics for Honey Don’T Leave L.a. are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1977 song by James Taylor. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Honey Don’T Leave L.a. have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Honey Don’T Leave L.a. - James Taylor and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

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