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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin
Performer
Andrew McMahon
Andrew McMahon
Piano
Allie Stamler
Allie Stamler
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrew McMahon
Andrew McMahon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Suzy Shinn
Suzy Shinn
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She thinks I'm much too thin
She asks me if I'm sick
What's a girl to do with friends like this?
She lets me drive her car so I can score an eighth
From the lesbians out west in Venice
[PreChorus]
Oh, California in the summer
Ah, and my hair is growing long
And fuck yeah, we can live like this
[Chorus]
If you left it up to me
Every day would be a holiday from real
We'd waste our weeks beneath the sun
We'd fry our brains
And say it's so much fun out here
But when it's all over
I'll come back for another year
[Verse 2]
I look for work today
I'm spilling out the door
Put my glasses on so no one sees me
I never thought that I'd be living on your floor
But the rents are high, and LA's easy
[PreChorus]
Oh, it's a picture of perfection
Ah, and the postcard's gonna read
Fuck yeah, we can live like this
We can live like this
[Chorus]
If you left it up to me
Every day would be a holiday from real
We'd waste our weeks beneath the sun
We'd fry our brains
And write, it's so much fun out here
[Bridge]
Hey, Madeline
You sure look fine
You wore my favorite sweater
Being poor was never better
A safety buzz
Some cheap red wine
Oh, the trouble we can get in
So let's screw this one up right
[Outro]
But if you left it up to me
Every day would be a holiday from real
We'd waste our weeks beneath the sun
We'd lie and tell our friends
It's so much fun out here
When it's all over
I'll come back for another
When it's all over
I'll come back for another year
Written by: Andrew McMahon

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