This a punk rock song that attacks the image of California created by the media

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This song was inspired by a vacation that I took in southern California in 1983. The media in the form of T.V. , movies, and news has created this perception that I have portrayed in the song.

CALIFORNIA



VERSE: MORALS COME TO US FROM THE SILVER SCREEN
SOMEHOW FAMILY VALUES ARE RARELY SEEN
NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITIES LIVE THERE GALORE
AND EVERYDAY, THEY BUS IN SOME MORE
IS SUBURBIA, THE TWISTED AMERICAN DREAM?
OR JUST ANOTHER HOLLYWOOD SCHEME?

CHORUS: GOVERNMENT CONTROL IS REALLY NICE.
IN CALIFORNIA, A LIBERAL’S PARADISE
TAKE AWAY FREEDOM AND NOT THINK TWICE
IN CALIFORNIA, A LIBERAL’S PARADISE

VERSE: BLEEDING HEART LIBERALS AND GUN GRABBING FOOLS
CAN’T KEEP CHILDREN SAFE IN SCHOOLS
AGING ACTRESSES DON’T THINK TWICE
IN A PLASTIC SURGEON’S PARADISE
NEW VEHICLES FOR YOU AND THE WIFE
CREDIT CARDS, THE GATEWAY TO THE GOOD LIFE.

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VERSE: BEING LIBERAL, DIVORCED AND GAY
HAS BECOME THE NEW AMERICAN WAY
WITH LUST AS A DRIVING FORCE
IF THINGS DON’T WORK, GET A DIVORCE
FOR THE KIDS, LIFE IS CONFUSION.
WHILE BOOZE AND DRUGS FUEL THE ILLUSION

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