The Santa Catalina Island Perfume Company

Run through the fire, yea everybody's watching ya
Higher, the watermark is inching up
And every damn day Lula lived with that weight
She's gonna chase that dream before it runs away

What ya gonna do when it ain't all new
When the honeymoon sets, and the eve don't come
And the honey don't pour, and the fun gets old
And the paper don't fold, yea

Down to the wire, and a pocket full of pennies
And desire to make it in her twenties
So she found a cheap ticket leaving Dana Point bay
And packed up her bags and took the boat one way

What ya gonna say when you sleep all day
Cause you're up all night and you fight your fight
And bite your bite and fly your kite
But the wind blows the other way, yea

Job for hire, yea Catalina's picking up
Inquire within if you could pick it up
It's a family-run gig since 1943
Distilling homemade scents in glass menagerie

House not home
When inside alone
Yea, she's running away

You'd be the buyer of fine glass and ceramics
Supervisor of Avalon Organics
Our private hillside farm of roses, lavender, orange tree
Lemongrass, mint, and eucalyptus leaves

It takes money and time
You learn the ropes and wait in lines
Take in hope and learn to lie
Getting by on thoughts that one day you might leave

They had to fly her and book a hotel in the city
Surprised her, how much she's learned and quickly
So they gave her her own organ and in six months time
Franchised her own location and she mixed her first line

And she mixed just fine
For a first try, oil and dye
Getting more than just by
Though mortified that she was now running the team

Had to acquire new rules and regulations
And inspire new brands and applications
Having netted 30k in her first quarter alone
She shattered expectations and payed off her loan, yea

On the road
You're never alone
Still she's running away

Became a writer for the Catalina Islander
A lighter for the Catalina bystander
Since within the year that she's arrived in town
She's revitalized the district turned it upside down

And you made it fun to be around

Occupied her time with city planning
Avalon retired, though the company was expanding
So in relation to commitment and the source of the growth
She was named master distiller and gave Avalon her oath

Saying "I won't let you down"

Though she was tired, overworked, and homesick
Uninspired and exhausted from the whole schtick
Lula composed through the nights with drive and zealous roar
Searching for the fragrance that her grandmother wore

Running around with her brains all on the floor
Forgetting she's been this way all her life
Forgets what she wants but she knows she wants more
There's places where dreams go to die