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The California EP

by Lesser Strays

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1.
I own the beach Mid-West tourists got nothing on me I own the beach Where are you from with your skin too pale for July? Back to Ohio, back to Wisconsin! I own it Don't walk my shore Your tennis shoe life is the biggest bore Don't walk my shore You don't know surf wax is for Don't walk my shore But you can surf if I like you I own the beach Hot yoga yuppies got nothing on me I own the beach They only go out when the water's 70 Back to soak city, back to valley! I own it But you can surf if I like you I own the beach
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White Dress 04:49
She wore a white dress Spoke of the ways to survive Honey are you a temptress? Covering the truth up with lies? Love is a gamble and the payout don't last forever I'm too tired to ramble and find a kiss to remember You show me your true heart What does that mean? I don't believe in real love Just believable dreams.
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Los Angeles babies want their share of honey Born in the land of bad habits and money Smoking in the basement, working on that 8-track Yelling at their mother, "Girl get of my back. I'm gonna show these west coast kids where it's at" I guess not all the rock and roll kids can be rock stars Just like all those funny boys and girls can't take over Hollywood But there's a party in a basement tonight We can turn the amps up, drink some cheap wine and feel alright. No we ain't The Rolling Stones but we're alright Johnny played the guitar, until he went to college it didn't meet the standards of discipline and knowledge Oh it pleased his mother, Oh it pleased his father That his dreams were no longer They said art just leads to hunger I guess not all the rock and roll kids can be rockstars Just like all the dreams I dream, I can't walk in the morning Choose a life more boring, it's the safe bet Choose that life of regret 10 years from now at 6 AM, tying my tie on Wondering where it all went wrong Where have all my dreams gone away I live charmless nights and empty days Momma I wish that you were wrong when you said "All you rock and roll kids can't be rock stars Just like all you funny boys and girls can't take over Hollywood." There's no more parties in my basement at night We just sit home alone drinking expensive wine but it don't taste right Somehow nothing feels alright.
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Youth 05:38
Your personal dreamer. I was at the start. I've run so much further. Past the race for your heart. I left California. The sunlight grows old. Then you decide to love me. But our story's done and told. Youth is just for learning. Youth is just a tease. Get less sentimental and more boring. Learn to feel the breeze. All these friends that I've cherished. Will I ever see their faces? In dreams or in futures? Any relevant places? I was the romantic toiled by the sirens. Trying to surf right by them. Wanted to share horizons.
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Sagan 05:26
All the histories, lifeforms, and mysteries Reaching for me now on a VHS movie I know I haven't called you Skyped, texing, or posted you But you can come over tonight We can watch Sagan on the TV Let's get stoned tonight Talk under the starlight Lie on the sand Where the Earth hits the tide of the sea Let's get stoned tonight Talk about alien life Lay under the big sky and feel the mystery.

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Recorded in the Summer of 2015 after moving back to San Diego from Portland. The California EP tells stories inspired from growing up in The Golden State, to the aimless post college years following the return to it.

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released September 20, 2015

Written and Recorded by Joshua Petroni ©2015

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Lesser Strays San Diego, California

An indie rock project founded in 2013 by Josh Petroni; Lesser Strays has released 4 EPs, 2 full-length albums.
In 2014 Lesser Strays' first show was played at the Hawthorne Theater in Portland, OR and has called a variety of cities home from San Diego, Portland, Milan, and Nashville.
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