Paid In Cocaine

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[Verse 1]
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Crusty boots in the corner of the closet
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By the tackle box
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Once proud shining silver buckles
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Safe behind the normalcy locks

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Baubles and bangles
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A lost age
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Still all aglow with the radiance of the stage

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That's who I was (that's who I was)
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This is who I am (this is who I am)
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Work to pay down the interest
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On the mortgage
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Used to get paid by the gram


[Chorus]
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Long Beach
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Long Beach can you hear me?
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Can you hear me Long Beach?
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Long Beach
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Long Beach can you hear me?
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Can you hear me Long Beach?


[Verse 2]
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Master tape from the show we did at Fender's
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Back in '85
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Dark paisley from Retail Slut
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All four of us still fresh and alive

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Flashes and phosphenes
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It's hard to believe that's me
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Strapped in and visibly sweating
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As happy as I'm ever gonna be

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You're by my side (you're by my side)
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Five years left on your car (five years on your collar)
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You're cashing out
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All dressed up
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For your date with the emergency ward


[Chorus]
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Long Beach
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Long Beach can you hear me?
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Can you hear me Long Beach?
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Long Beach
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Long Beach can you hear me?
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Can you hear me Long Beach?

[Outro]
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