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Citizen Radio Lyrics
I’ve had a California dream
And then I had California turn on me
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
I found truth in the aftermath
And got everything that ever really mattered back
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
I won’t be compromised
I know how to survive the worst that you can give
And I will never ever go away
I can pull myself out of the grave
You can believe in that, you believe in that
Step back and watch the show
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We will be heard before the curtains close
The voice of the unknown
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We’ll always be the ones who told you so
And I’ve seen another future through
The broken hearts down Union Avenue
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
And I’ve had to wait long enough
I can’t turn back now, there’s no giving up
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
I won’t be used again
I try now to defend myself against the world
Step back and watch the show
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We will be heard before the curtains close
The voice of the unknown
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We’ll always be the ones who told you so
I won’t be compromised
I know how to survive the worst that you can give
I won’t be used again
I try now to defend myself against the world
And I found that perfect love
But she could never understand where I was coming from
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
And I’ve had friends walk away
I will never understand that choice they made
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
Step back and watch the show
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We will be heard before the curtains close
The voice of the unknown
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We’ll always be the ones who told you so
I told you so
I’m holding on
I told you so
I’m holding on
And then I had California turn on me
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
I found truth in the aftermath
And got everything that ever really mattered back
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
I know how to survive the worst that you can give
And I will never ever go away
I can pull myself out of the grave
You can believe in that, you believe in that
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We will be heard before the curtains close
The voice of the unknown
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We’ll always be the ones who told you so
The broken hearts down Union Avenue
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
And I’ve had to wait long enough
I can’t turn back now, there’s no giving up
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
I try now to defend myself against the world
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We will be heard before the curtains close
The voice of the unknown
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We’ll always be the ones who told you so
I know how to survive the worst that you can give
I won’t be used again
I try now to defend myself against the world
But she could never understand where I was coming from
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
And I’ve had friends walk away
I will never understand that choice they made
You can believe in that, you can believe in that
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We will be heard before the curtains close
The voice of the unknown
Hear the cry on the citizen radio
We’ll always be the ones who told you so
I’m holding on
I told you so
I’m holding on
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My interpretation is that the California "dream" isn't all it's hacked up to be, that, in fact the vast majority of the people in cities like LA, Fresno, and San Francisco, live in tents, if they can afford them. The people you hear about at the Grammy's just say to raise taxes because THEY can afford it, they don't even bother to look at the fact that Fresno, CA is "dependent on agriculture sector jobs and low-paying farm work."
Kennedy, Bruce, "America's 11 poorest cities" CBS News ( https://www.cbsnews.com/media/americas-11-poorest-cities/ )