Intro
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Woke up to sun streaming in my room 
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Warm beach front palm December afternoon 
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You close your eyes, another year blows by 
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Somewhere in the wind, just another lie 
 
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My parents sent a Christmas card, and tennis shoes 
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We understand you staying, and we're proud of you 
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There's a well-rehearsed disinterest, in the atmosphere 
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I don't know if that's what this time gave me, or if it lead me here 
 
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And I played so many parts 
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I don't know which one's really me 
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Don't know if I can take 
 
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Another Christmas in L.A 
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Another pitcher of sangria 
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In an empty beach café 
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Another Christmas in L.A 
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Hold me tighter Carmelita 
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I don't know how long I can stay 
 
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Left a girl behind, in my old man's truck 
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Sometimes I wonder where she ended up 
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Maybe she got married, had a couple of kids 
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Who do you think you're fooling man, of course she did 
 
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I'm walking in Dan Tana's bar 
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Try and talk with Harry Dean 
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I don't know if I can take 
 
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Another Christmas in L.A 
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Another casting call on Thursday 
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For a job that doesn't pay 
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Another Christmas in L.A 
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Another burnout in a tank top 
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That seems to bask in his decay 
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A fat protagonist in flip flops 
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With an extensive resume 
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From Echo Park to Catalina 
 
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Dreaming of a white Christmas 
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The one I used to know 
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Tree tops glisten, children listen 
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To sleigh bells in the snow 
 
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Another Christmas in L.A 
 
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