Well I got your late night call
You're in the center of it all
You're having a ball
And you're really doing fine
A west coast time
And I believe you

But here's one for the coast
And the people with the most
The pretty pretty folks
The west coast folks

And here we go again Its never gonna end
We're all so sick of California Songs
Yeah, We know you love L.A.
There's nothing left to say
Please no more California Songs
And Fuck New York too

Yeah your heaven is a lie
Just more shit that I don't buy
And they're heading for the coast
They're moving out in droves
Sending back reports on the radio
With the messages the same
It's gettin' pretty lame
California dreaming's on the radio

And here we go again It's never gonna end
We're all so sick of California Songs
Yeah, We know you love L.A.
But there's nothing left to say
Please no more California Songs
And Fuck New York too


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California Songs Lyrics as written by David Scott Lucas Brian St. Clair

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    Its not a battle cry for the midwest. He's just saying california sucks as much as anywhere else. Think about it. Whats going on in california that isnt happening somewhere else. Theres nothing extrodanary happening there its just a place to live. And so he's tired of hearing how great it is if it really just sucks.

    sliznuton June 04, 2006   Link

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