Land of La La

<br>You were brought up in a small town<br><br>Where everyone greeted with a morning smile<br><br>I mean the place was so free from crime<br><br>You could leave your front door open<br><br>And if your eyes were drawn from a lack of food<br><br>Or your pockets were short on cash<br><br>There was always someone close at hand<br><br>That you could always run to<br><br><br><br>You could have been a doctor<br><br>And you could have been a nurse<br><br>But these things werent good enough for you<br><br>So you decided to pack up all you own<br><br>And get a one-way ticket there<br><br>To a place where all the successful people went<br><br>In order for them to do<br><br><br><br>Im a big boy now, shes a strong girl<br><br>Remember only the strong can survive<br><br>Living in the land of la la<br><br>Im a big boy now, shes a strong girl<br><br>Remember only the strong can survive<br><br>Living in the land of la la<br><br>L.a., l.a., la la, la la, l.a., hey hey, land of la la<br><br>L.a., l.a., la la, la la, l.a., hey hey, the land of la la<br><br><br><br>You get off the bus, pick up a paper<br><br>And look through the classified<br><br>So that you might find a place<br><br>Suitable for you to move into<br><br>Then you turn around to pick up the duffle bag<br><br>That you brought along<br><br>But much to your surprise you find<br><br>Your bag has taken off walking<br><br><br><br>You dig in your wallet<br><br>To get your last dime<br><br>But then recall you just spent your last dime on the newspaper<br><br>Youre much too prideful<br><br>But pride has no defense<br><br>When all youve got in your possession<br><br>Is the wallet in your hands<br><br><br><br>Im a big boy now, shes a strong girl<br><br>Remember only the strong can survive<br><br>Living in the land of la la<br><br>Im a big boy now, shes a strong girl<br><br>Remember only the strong can survive<br><br>Living in the land of la la<br><br>(repeat)<br><br><br><br>L.a., l.a., la la, la la, l.a., hey hey, living in the land of la la<br><br>(repeat)<br><br><br><br>You might get everything you want<br><br>But not want everything you get<br><br>Being in la la land is like nowhere else<br><br>Living in the land, one hell of a land, a land full of lost angels<br><br>Movie stars and great big cars and perrier and fun all day<br><br>And thats enough to make anybody go wild<br><br>In the land of la la<br><br>Hes a big boy now, shes a strong girl<br><br>But only the strong can survive<br><br>Living in the land of la la