Lyrics for Paradise City as interpreted by mike

Paradise City Lyrics
Just a' urchin livin' under the street
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case
So buy me somethin' to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line
Ragz to richez or so they say
Ya gotta-keep pushin' for the fortune and fame
It's all a gamble
When it's just a game
Ya treat it like a capital crime
Evrybody's doin' their time
Chorus:
Take me down
To the paradise city
Where the grass is green
And the girls are pretty
Take me home
Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber
Why I'm here I can't quite remember
The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe
I'd have another cigarette but I can't see
Tell me who ya gonna believe
Chorus
So far away
So far away
So far away
So far away
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 losin' my mind - "Are you blind?"
I've seen it all a million times



Add to Mixtape  (view all)





Mixtapes You May Like
Songs at my Funeral
View All Mixtapes

  • Lyric Tags
Earn points by tagging lyrics!


  • 63 Comments
  • Printer Friendly Lyrics
oldest first     Expand All
turtonhot
04-26-2002

 Rated  0 
I put this song on just before I go out partying - always gets me in the mood - explosive heavy riff and strong drumming.....exquisite.

Log in to reply
stacibug
05-11-2002

 Rated  0 
i agree, this song always gets me going.

Log in to reply
seaked1
06-11-2002

 Rated  0 
This song is Great, it means you can only live once, party it up and die young. there's no after life anyways.
Not my point of view but defitely axles.

Log in to reply
UseYourIllusion
06-20-2002

 Rated  0 
this always reminds me of going downstate on Michigan. this is a really cool song, definitely an anthem of some sort, like it could be an american anthem imo.

Log in to reply
bodaciousbia84
08-16-2002

 Rated  0 
This song is so fun! I know that sounds stupid, but it really is. You can listen to it anywhere and it will put you in a good mood. I'm surprised not many people have commented on it yet, it's one of my favorites.

Log in to reply
BeastWithin
08-23-2002

 Rated  0 
yeh its kool
i love song that open quietly but the burst into hardcore riffs and heavy drumming
my michelle is another example of this heheh :D
kick ass tune tho


Log in to reply
little_emma123
10-12-2002

 Rated  0 
Great song - brings ppl together hahahahahahahaa!!!!!!!

Log in to reply
Muzzy
03-06-2003

 Rated  0 
Gotta love that main riff that Slash plays, killer and pretty hard to copy.

Log in to reply
Mr Bojangles
06-26-2003

 Rated  0 
JEEZ! I cant believe theres not a million comments on this! This is the greatest song. This could be the anthem to anything in the world. From baseball games to parties, this song is evrywhere. Slash goes apeshit in this. I love it. Axl Rose is the greatest frontman to ever live. G 'N' R 4 LIFE! Too bad The Offspring had to be gay and take the Chinese Democracy album name.

Log in to reply
1 Reply  · 
Spiritual Machine
06-28-2003

 Rated  0 
Axl rose is a cock who split the real band up and tried to recreate it without success, but ye hes probably one of the gr8est singers and song writers to live. I thought this song was about livin on the street and bein fucked around by cops for the way he looked.

Log in to reply
allenegirl
05-24-2004

 Rated  0 
This song is a great GNR party song. It just rocks.

Log in to reply
die my bride
06-16-2004

 Rated  0 
This song is about Axl remembering his home and his roots! It shows how he thinks his town is the greatest and it's all about remembering where you came from! Axl obviously wrote this before he became a demanding nutter!

Log in to reply
wiggles_666
06-18-2004

 Rated  0 
hehe, nutter.... hey! axl rules! especially in his oh-so-tight hotpants!! hehe!! ^_^

Log in to reply
gimpyx2k
10-16-2004

 Rated  -1 
This song rocks, Slash rocks, Axl should burn in hell. Not only did he break up the band and all, but he is the most over rated songwriter/singer that ever lived. I'm not kidding, have you heard Sympathy for the Devil? He completly butchered Mick Jagger's masterpiece with his complete inability to sing anything but drunken bullshit.

Log in to reply
oldskoolpunker23
11-18-2004

 Rated  0 
LOVE THE BASS... BAS IS LIFE IN A BAND "ragz to riches they say" taht is my line my band will make it to the top and pop princess will of sucked out dicks... this song is insane guitaring is wicked slash never fails to please me

Log in to reply
fuzzypills
11-27-2004

 Rated  0 
favorite guns n roses song
not sure it has anything to do with partying though...

Log in to reply
The Undertaker 666
12-18-2004

 Rated  0 
Na I heard this song was wrote by Duff, because they were touring America, and he was missing home where "the grass is green and the girls are pretty". So he wrote these lyrics and then gave them to Axl who turned it in2 the sogn we know and love so much. Dis is my fav gunners song 2, cant beat it ay

Log in to reply
metallica_fan
12-29-2004

 Rated  0 
great song! i love listening to it and gettin pumped up for something. i love GN'R well at least there stuff from way bak. axl ruined the name now with his new band. (especialy that guy with the bucket on his head....what a disgrace) but rock on G N'R when it had slash, duff izzy n them in it!

Log in to reply
jack_sparrow
01-25-2005

 Rated  0 
well i think this song is talking about how trying to become famous or trying to become big is just a joke...instead you should just live life...and let things come as they come...but yeah this song does get you pumped...i like to skate to it.....i think i'll put it on my next skate video part.

Log in to reply
jack_sparrow
01-25-2005

 Rated  0 
The commit about him butchering mick jagger's masterpiece is true...but Axl is still a good songwriter and singer...him and mick jagger just have two different styles....but when it comes down to it noone can sing a song the same anyway...it is still music...and Axl still rocks

Log in to reply
nothing2lose
01-25-2005

 Rated  -1 
ok im sorry but axl rose might be the most talentless egotistical human being on the earth. he has no originality nor does he have talent. thank you.

Log in to reply
nothing2lose
01-25-2005

 Rated  0 
but i do think that slash requires a little more recognition for being a great guitar player than he does.

Log in to reply
Morvit
03-07-2005

 Rated  0 
dude slash has TOO MUCH recognition....every1 knows him...

Log in to reply
G.E.R.M.S
03-29-2005

 Rated  +1 
first thing , to NOTHING2LOSE, you have to get your shit right buddy, if you don't like someone because they broke up your fav band"AXL" thats fine, .... but you can't say things like," axl is the most talentless human beind on the planet." that is the worst call man , even being a part of the album "appitite", must put you up there in the rock hall of fame, no matter how much of a dickhead you are, i don't think to much of axl either, but you have to admit he is good. come on dude , think about it ,they were one of the biggest things in the late 80's. you know it. and this is comeing from someone who is not that much of a gunners fan. but i know good music and the gunners rock, and axl was the front man remember. so think again be fore you make that kind of statement.

Log in to reply
Dominican Phenom
04-17-2005

 Rated  0 
My fave GNR song to this day.

Log in to reply




  • Add Your Comments
What does this song mean to you?

You must be logged in to post your comments.

Feel free to create an account with us, or log in with your existing account, to start adding your comments to songs.







Your Ad Here