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Paradise City Lyrics by Tom Cruise

Rock of Ages (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2012

[Verse 1]
Just an urchin livin' under the street
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case so buy me something to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line
[Verse 2]
Rags to riches or so they say
You gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
You know it's, it's all a gamble when it's just a game
You treat it like a capital crime
Everybody's doing the time
[Chorus]
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home? Yeah
[Bridge]
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
[Verse 3]
Captain America's been torn apart
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart
He said "Turn me around and take me back to the start"
I must be losing my mind, "Are you blind?"
I've seen it all a million times
[Chorus]
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Take me home, yeah
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Home
[Outro]
Oh, I wanna go, I wanna go
Oh, won't you please take me home?
I wanna see how good it can be
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty
Oh, won't you please take me home?
I wanna go, I wanna know
Oh, won't you please take me home?
Baby, huh
Credits
Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

About “Paradise City” by Tom Cruise

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"Paradise City" appears on "Rock of Ages (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" in 2012.

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