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[Verse 1]
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Johnny flipped out and he moved to L.A
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Left his wife at home, said he was gay
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He got a room out on La Brea Avenue
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He went out looking for the life he never knew


[Verse 2]
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Crazy Susie's got a different groove
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She makes her living in a room with a view
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Friday night she's at The Rainbow Room
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Stealing sunshine from a falling star


[Chorus]
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It's a crazy world in fantastic L.A
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It's the thrill of the ride that makes you lose your way
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It ain't the story they say
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But it's the way that you tell it
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It ain't no pretty ass
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Unless you can sell it
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But Johnny, who am I to say
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   It's your life, live it your way


[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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My life is hanging in a local bar
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Where downtown people make me feel like a star
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Can't help but think about them Hollywood nights
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I had a first-class ticket back then, but I
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I missed the flight, yeah


[Chorus]
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It's a crazy world in fantastic L.A
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It's the thrill of the ride that makes you lose your way
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It ain't the story they say
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But it's the way that you tell it
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It ain't no pretty ass
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Unless you can sell it, oh, yeah