Well he used to be A tailor Sew those suits so fine And he never heard of failure And he never tasted wine And he used to be a leader When he had someone to lead And he used to be a father When he had some mouths to feed
And they say it never rains in LA county But it gets cold enough to wish you had a few And he laughts tonight and says 'I finally found me a room with a view How about you'
He was living in a castle That he built with his own hands Out of newspaper and cardboard He was living off the land