Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Spring without flowers is just as remorseful
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As an Autumn denied, the colored leaves fall.
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Winter is long, Winter has no snow.
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And Summer is painful, when the wind won’t blow.
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Welcome to my home no fear of pneumonia
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This is paradise. It’s Tucson, Arizona
[Chorus 1]
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Hawaii’s got surfin. We Got Cactus.
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LA’s got Hollywood. We Got Cactus.
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New York’s got night life. We Got Cactus.
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Florida’s got beaches. We Got Cactus.
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[Verse 2]
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We came here for jobs. Money’s the thing,
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but no one told us there was just the Burger King.
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Minimum wage, maximum slave,
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the beer’s not cheap and I already gave.
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I don’t know if Tucson is the gateway to heaven,
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but you’re never more than 10 feet from a 7-11.
[Chorus 2]
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Minnesota’s got lakes. We Got Cactus.
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Wyoming’s got wildlife. We Got Cactus.
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Oregon’s got pine trees. We Got Cactus.
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Georgia’s got peaches. We Got Cactus.
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[Verse 3]
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You don’t have a car? Don’t worry then.
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We got a great bus system. Just be home by 10.
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Tucson, oh Tucson, what did I do,
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so wrong in my life, pause to deserve you
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I wanna leave. Maybe next week.
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My heart says GO but the rent’s so cheap!
[Chorus 1]
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Hawaii’s got surfin. We Got Cactus.
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LA’s got Hollywood. We Got Cactus.
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New York’s got night life. We Got Cactus.
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Florida’s got beaches. We Got Cac - tus.
…and lots of it …to stab your butt on!
Close out on some radical punk riff