Rufus Wainwright - California

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california , california
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you’re such a wonder that i think i’ll stay in bed
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big time rollers , part time models
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so much to plunder
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that i think i’ll sleep instead

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i don’t know this sea of neon
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thousand surfers , whiffs of freon
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and big nights back east with rhoda
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california please

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there’s a moment
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i’ve been saving
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a kind of crucifix around this munchkin land
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up north freezing , little me drooling
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that’s entertainment’s on at eight
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come on ginger slam

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i don’t know this sea of neon
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thousand surfers , whiffs of freon
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and my new grandma bea arthur
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come on over

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ain’t it a shame that at the top
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peanut butter and jam they served you
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ain’t it a shame that at the top

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still those soft skin boys can bruise you
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yes i fell for a streaker

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i don’t know this sea of neon
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thousand surfers , whiffs of freon

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ain’t it a shame
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that all the world can’t enjoy your mad traditions
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ain’t it a shame that all the world
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don’t got keys to their own ignitions
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life is the longest death in california

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you’re such a wonder that i think i’ll stay in bed

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so much to plunder
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that i think i’ll sleep instead