December, I was lost in darkness that I couldn't shake Called you in California and you answered right away You answered right away You picked up right away You were workin' at the table that your father made You were gonna teach guitar to half the kids across LA All across LA Half the kids across LA You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake I talked about my misery, you called it pain of pain How we let it pile on until we go insane Till we go insane Until we go insane You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake Oh, you can sing and you can really play (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) You're the real thing Your heart's in the right place (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) When we hung up, I was lifted, turned my head up to the rain Shortest day of winter, but the light found me again Found me again The light came rollin' in Yeah, you're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake Oh, you can sing and you can really play (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) You're the real thing Your heart's in the right place You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake You're the best-kept secret in Silver Lake (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da) (Ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da, ba-da-da)