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1. Well he used to be a tailor, sowed those suits so fine,
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and he never heard a failure and he never tasted wine.
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And he used to be a leader when he had someone to lead,
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and he used to be a father when he had some mouths to feed,
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when he had some mouths to feed.
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And they say it never rains in L.A. county
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but it gets cold enough to wish you had a few.
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And he laughs tonight and says "I finally found me
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a room with a view, how about you?"
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2. He was living in a castle that he built with his own hands
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out of newspaper and cardboard, he was living off the land.
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He was living off the land, he was living off the land.
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A room with a view.
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And they say it never rains in L.A. county
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but it gets cold enough to wish you had a few.
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And he laughs tonight and says: "I finally found me
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the room with a view, how about you?"