 Morrison 's also contributed " Been Down So Long " , a song inspired by folk singer Richard Fariña 's book Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me and Furry Lewis 's tune , " I Will Turn Your Money Green " . A conventional blues song reminiscent of earlier Doors performances , the lyrics showed depression , liberation , and sexuality owing to Morrison 's potential imprisonment . He also contributed the blues number " Cars Hiss By My Window " . Unlike most of the other tracks , it was composed in the studio . Manzarek recalled that " Jim said it was about living in Venice [ Beach ] , in a hot room , with a hot girlfriend , and an open window , and a bad time . It could have been about Pamela Courson " . L.A. Woman closes its first side with the title track , the lengthiest song on the album . Thought of as Morrison 's final goodbye to Los Angeles , it communicated his mixed feelings of passion and disdain for " the city of night " . The lyrics feature an anagram for Morrison : " Mister Mojo Risin ' " . 
