Transcribed by: Kevin Dutcher
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I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
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I was staring in my empty coffee cup,
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I was thinking that the gypsy wasn't lyin',
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All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles, I'm gonna drink 'em up
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And if California slides into the ocean,
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Like the mystics and statistics say it will,
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I predict this Motel will be standing, until I pay my bill.
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But don't the sun look angry through the trees,
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Don't the trees look like crucified thieves,
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Don't you feel like desperados under the eaves,
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Heaven help the one who leaves.
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Still waking up in the morning with shaking hands,
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And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me,
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But except in dreams you're never really free,
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Don't the sun look angry at me.
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I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel,
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I was listening to the air conditioner hum , It went,
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Ummm
Look away down, Gower avenue, look away.