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Johnny Superstar

by Robert Prinz

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Why don't you come to California We can live in my house high on a hill Where sunsets last forever? It never snows in California But lonely nights still bring a chill That aches in these old bones Must I be so alone? Yesterday, it doesn't matter it's over I heard you say, there's no such thing as forever The people live in California Look at me as if I were standing still Alone up on my hill The lights below shine like a million stars The sky above is as dark as once below I'm losing my direction, I'm not the boy you know Yesterday, it doesn't matter it's over I heard you say, there's no such thing as forever But what a day for an honest lie If only I had an alibi I play it off but I hope you try to come Why don't you come to California Why don't you come to California Why don't you come to California When my love lies waiting, love lies waiting Love's waiting back home.
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Should I be afraid, of all the moves we made That night in the back of your car Looking out at the stars Sure I knew the score, you started locking all the doors Your methods are well documented This memory will be sunflower scented You want it, you got it But leave my heart alone Forever and ever It's not the first time, but it's the last time I'm in love The seat backs down and the fog all on the ground I couldn't see but a mile Beautiful night, you said with a smile There might have been a meteor, but I can't really say for sure It's probably a sign You might be here, but you'll never be mine You want it, you got it But leave my heart alone Forever and ever It's not the first time This is the last time I lose somebody And everybody's going... You want it, you got it But leave my heart alone Forever and ever It's not the first time This is the last time I lose somebody And everybody's going home.
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What do you know, we did it again But is it a curse, or is it a sin? Didn't you say, you heard your heart break? Was it a lie, or just a mistake? What do you know A ten letter friend, is all that you got When you pretend, that you're something you're not Then you realize, it makes no difference When you go back home, all you leave are footprints What do you know What do you know, we did it again But is it a curse, or is it a sin? Didn't you say, you heard your heart break? Was it a lie, or just a mistake? What do you know
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Wednesday afternoon Just one last glance against the rising moon This time it's coming down You think I don't mind Because my eyes are not the weeping kind This town is coming down, without a sound And I know it's over I had so much to say, if I could only stay Drive through Ohio When all the leaves are brown, we'll never leave this town I say but you know better Past the brickyard walls Beyond the weeds a new emotion calls This time it's underground I have my own lies To you it shouldn't come as a surprise This town is coming down, without a sound And I know it's over I had so much to say, if I could only stay Drive through Ohio When all the leaves are brown, we'll never leave this town I say but you know better
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Once you were king of the mountain Once you wore a copper crown Soon you won't be king of nothing When the castle crashes down When the Dragons stop fooling around Better get off of the sofa Dig a hole into the ground Then stay inside forever Try to never make a sound When the Dragons stop fooling around Well I'll be sure, when one and five are four Thank you for nothing, messing around on my holiday Well I'll be fine, when three and five are nine Thank you for nothing, nothing at all Well they're got a certain feeling Yeah they've got a special sound And you could look forever But it can only be found When the Dragons stop fooling around When I got back to the west coast They were back in my home town I was flying through the sky And they were driving on the ground When the Dragons stopped fooling around When the Dragons stopped fooling around When the Dragons stopped fooling around When the Dragons stopped fooling around
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I had a bad, bad feeling from the moment I laid eyes on you That's when my heart started beating and I knew it was too good to be true Well baby that ain't love and I know because I've been there before Every time our boots are knocking I hear someone knock on my front door I'm just as young as the moment implies But every time that I look in your eyes I start feeling the same old feeling And I start feeling the same old feeling And I start feeling the same old feeling again All the stars in your eyes well they don't really mean a goddamn thing And I know your mama likes me cause I saw her taking off her ring Well I'll break it to you easy baby we were never meant to be Cause you'll always be a baby and I will be ancient history I'm just as young as the moment implies But every time that I look in your eyes I start feeling the same old feeling And I start feeling the same old feeling And I start feeling the same old feeling again and again and again and again
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Move over Morgan, your grey skies are turning blue My smile is a warning, the storms are too far from view I've been pretending, to not even know your name The lie's never ending, because I still feel the same I send my love to you I send my love to you I send my love to you I need to tell you, that you are still in my heart Though we're not together, we're never so far apart So move over Morgan, whenever you think of me And just you remember, to leave room for memories I send my love to you I send my love to you I send my love to you I send my love to you To you
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Drove by her old place today Hadn't been there ever since she moved away Catching up with the shadows she made on the wall Now I'm king of them all Every lonely railroad track Brings old memories of her flooding back When she kissed me it knocked me right off of my feet When she lived down my street I don't mind, I don't care There's no other when she's not there I am hers, she is mine The way it'll be for all time Still don't know just what it meant Sorting through the Valentines never sent Since she went away, candy just don't taste as sweet As that girl down the street I don't mind, I don't care There's no other when she's not there I am hers, she is mine The way it'll be for all time Don't tell me life ain't fair That's no motto for those who care Anyway, I'll be fine Get it over and give me time Holding on to a dream It ain't easy as they make it seem Anyway, I hope you are okay Where you are today Fifteen billion years from now When the world is dark and cold, the sun's gone out I'll be waiting here, holding my heart in my hand Lord I hope she understands I don't mind, I don't care There's no other when she's not there I am hers, she is mine The way it'll be for all time Don't tell me life ain't fair That's no motto for those who care Should our paths never meet I'll still be waiting for the girl down my street
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Ford Festiva 02:36
I got a Ford Festiva and they're never gonna shut it down It's not a popular car in this stuck up little town It wasn't built for comfort, wasn't built for speed Well what's this car got that I need It's just a Ford Festiva and they're never gonna shut it down The Ford Festiva is a bad motherfucker on wheels It's a red hot ride that no one ever steals If you want one now then tough luck Stu They stopped being made in 1992 I got a Ford Festiva and they're never gonna shut it down Some people say that Ford Festivas suck But I can fit it in the back of my step-dad's pickup truck I took my Festiva to the laundromat The guy behind the counter said "You drive that?" I got a Ford Festiva and they're never gonna shut it down Cops don't seem to bug me anymore When I put the pedal to the floor When I'm cruising down the highway they can't stop me Cause my car tops out at 70 I got a Ford Festiva and they're never gonna shut it down My Ford Festiva's got everything I like Painted bright turquoise with hot pink racing stripes When I first saw the car I wasn't so sure But if self consciousness is a disease, then my car's the cure I got a Ford Festiva and they're never gonna shut it down Yeah you laugh when I pass by, you think you you're so cool But you're spending all your money just on fossil fuel I saw you at the station just the other day You turned to me and said my car looks gay But by the time you finished filling up your SUV I had driven with your girlfriend down to Mexico City I got a Ford Festiva and they're never gonna shut it Ford Festiva yeah they say they're gonna shut it Ford Festiva now they're really gonna shut it down

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released July 1, 2010

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