The angels are lost in the city of stars
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the wise men are down on their knees.
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And the fruitman of freeway will sell you his cars
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when he's sure that you can't find the keys.
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And the ladies on Magdalene lane
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all worship the sun and the sand.
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And the migrants who come can't complain
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for this is their promised land.
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La la la la la la la la la,
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la la la la la la la.
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La la la la la la la la la,
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la la la la la la la.
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MGM studios can't make the nut
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they're auctioning Dorothy's shoes.
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Gable is gone, the good witch is a slut
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and I've got the parking lot blues.
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The wizard brought benzadrine smiles
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and he never let Dorothy doze.
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She died as she walked down the aisle
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and all that remains is her clothes.
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Over the rainbow a Kansas tornado
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can twist up a little girlą„s head.
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Aunt Em's on relief and the tinman's a thief
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and even the wizard can't wake the dead.
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La la la la la la la la la,
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la la la la la la la.
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The prophet has come to this kingdom of lights
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but there's no one to listen or learn.
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And the savior performs for the prophet's delight
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while dissenters are banished or burned.
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And the heretics beg to be heard
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but the savior's on tour for the week.
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Salvation is found in his word
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if only he'd learn how to speak.
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And Lincoln is laughing with Amos 'n' Andy
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concerning the Great Civil War.
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And Paul Revere sleeps with the worst looking creeps
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while revolution's knocking at his door.
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La la la la la la la la la,
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la la la la la la la.
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Magdalene Lane is the red light domain
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where everyone's soul is for sale.
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A piece of your heart will do for a start
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but you can send us the rest in the mail.
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For we have our own families to feed
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and we can't let them starve just for you.
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Well, we'd rather not watch while you bleed
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so come back in an hour when you're through.
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It's just another city full of sorrow,
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it makes no difference why I came.
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I only know I'm leaving here tomorrow
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and only the motel man knows my name.
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Magdalene lane
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| Don McLean |
