Poor Man’s Shangri-La Ry Cooder

[Verse 1]
Tell you 'bout a friend of mine that you don't know
He lives way up a road that's lost in time
Don't know his name or where he's coming from
Only thing you know, he's a real gone cat
This friend of mine

[Verse 2]
He don't have no uptown friends or drive a Cadillac
But he's got cool threads and a beat up car
All his downtown friends like me ride around in the back
'Cause he's a real cool cat, yeah he's a real gone cat
This friend of mine

[Pre-Chorus]
La Loma boys will run with you
Do anything that you want them to
If you need a friend 'cause you're feeling blue
Palo Verde girls never let you down

[Chorus]
Na na na na na, living in a poor man's Shangri-La
Na na na na na, living in a poor man's Shangri-La

[Verse 3]
Firme guys in their firme cars
Underneath the moon and stars
The city lights way down below
What's that sound? What's that light
Streaking down through the night?
What's it mean?
It's a red cloud over Chávez Ravine