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Artist: The Adolescents
Canonical path: /adolescents/california-son
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California Son
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California Son
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Came to a point, do I laugh or do I cry?
Came to a point, do I live or do I die?
I called out, do you even exist?
Why do you ask, came a voice from the myst
Life's just begun (California son)
Go have some fun (California son)
Fun in the sun (California son)
Life should be fun (California son)
Life should be fun, yeah
I asked a priest about the mystery
Why this heart of darkness consumes me
Merciful mother, the misery
What had I done that he'd forsaken me?
Life's just begun (California son)
Go have some fun (California son)
Fun in the sun (California son)
Life should be fun (California son)
Life's a game to be won, go
Life's just begun (California son)
Go have some fun (California son)
Life's just begun (California son)
Go have some fun (California son)
Fun in the sun, fun in the sun
Fun in the sun, fun in the
California son, California
Life's just begun (California son)
Go have some fun (California son)
California son
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