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Artist: Graham Parker
Canonical path: /graham-parker/three-martini-lunch
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Three Martini Lunch
Read Three Martini Lunch lyrics by Graham Parker on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Three Martini Lunch
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I live near Hollywood out in the Canyon
It's a good life if you're winnin' it's a killer if you're not
My wife up and left last night, couldn't stand another fight
The studio boss fired me, my future's been shot by
Chorus:
The Three Martini Lunch
Things will get better soon, I gotta hunch
The three martini lunch, wasting another afternoon
Punching a hole in my life
I came from the backwoods my prospects seemed real good
For actor or director the future looked bright
But I ran in with a bad crowd and since then it's just been down
Alone in the Canyon my only companion
I know what they're saying yeah I'll never get back again
I pushed my luck this time and I'm on the skids
But I know what I'm doing I just can't stop doing it
Me and my companion, hell bent to ruin it
Wasting another afternoon
Punching a hole in my life
Wasting another afternoon
Punching a hole in my life
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