NEIL SEDAKA

- Cardboard California Lyrics

Nothing is real in cardboard California
Just waking up brings you down
One lousy deal is cardboard California
You just can't survive in a make believe town

Lost in a city of little tin Gods
Cold plastic people with phoney facades
How can you win when you look at the odds?
You're running down a one way street

Nobody cares if you survive
Sometimes you beg or you don't eat
You gotta fight to stay alive
Hey, you're never gonna get away

Where 's the world you used to know?
Where did all the good times go?
Look around, your hopes and dreams are gone
But like a fool you still keep hanging on music
Come and be a movie star
Come and drive a fancy car
Come and see what you really are
Look in the mirror, mirrors don't lie

You're getting older, your time's past you by
You lost your shot to some younger guy
You're running down a one way street
Nobody cares if you survive

Sometimes you beg or you don't eat
You gotta fight to stay alive
Hey, you're never gonna get away

Nothing is real in cardboard California
Just waking up brings you down
One lousy deal is cardboard California
You just can't survive in a make believe town

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Facts about Cardboard California

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Who wrote Cardboard California lyrics?


Cardboard California is written by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield.
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When was Cardboard California released?


It is first released on June 12, 2006 as part of Neil Sedaka's album "Neil Sedaka Selected Hits" which includes 14 tracks in total.
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What is the meaning behind Cardboard California lyrics?


When we look deeper into its meaning, the track 'Cardboard California' composed by Neil Sedaka, narrates a story of dissatisfaction and hardship, taking place in a flashy and artificial setting represented by 'cardboard California'. The song's words reveal the bitter truth of dreaming through a mirage, getting stuck in a glittering and deceitful world, unvalued and underpaid, where the shallowest criteria decide one's worth and the young are favored to the old. Cardboard California lyrics are mainly based on a social commentary, anger, sorrow, introspection and rage. On the other hand, the song also conveys the message of the necessity of disillusionment with celebrity, the fight for existence, and the suffering of not having dreams and hopes anymore. The lyrics include struggles and disillusionment, which might not be appropriate for little ones without supervision. Nonetheless, the song does not contain any explicit language, violence or adult themes that would increase the rating.
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Which genre is Cardboard California?


Cardboard California falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Cardboard California?


Cardboard California song length is 2 minutes and 12 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
Record Label(s): 2006 Charly Records
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