[Intro]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
[Verse 1]
Some say the end is near
Some say we'll see Armageddon soon
I certainly hope we will
I sure could use a vacation from this
Bullsh** three ring circus sideshow of
[Chorus]
Freaks here in this hopeless f**ing hole we call L.A
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away
Any f**ing time, any f**ing day
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona Bay
[Verse 2]
Fret for your figure and fret for your latte and
Fret for your lawsuit and fret for your hairpiece and
Fret for your Prozac and fret for your pilot and
Fret for your contract and fret for your car
It's a bullsh** three ring circus sideshow of
[Chorus]
Freaks here in this hopeless f**ing hole we call L.A
The only way to fix it is to flush it all away
Any f**ing time, any f**ing day
Learn to swim, I'll see you down in Arizona Bay
[Post-Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey-ah, hey, hey-ah
Hey, hey-ah, hey
[Verse 3]
Some say a comet will fall from the sky
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves
Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipsh**s
And some say the end is near
Some say we'll see Armageddon soon
I certainly hope we will
I sure could use a vacation from this
Stupid sh**, silly sh**, stupid sh**...
One great big festering neon distraction
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied
Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim
Mom's gonna fix it all soon
Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it ought to be
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
(Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim
Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim)
f** L Ron Hubbard and f** all his clones
f** all these gun-toting hip gangster wannabes
(Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim
Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim)
Yeah, f** retro anything, f** your tattoos
f** all you junkies and f** your short memory
(Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim
Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim)
Ooh yeah, f** smiley glad-hands with hidden agendas
f** these dysfunctional insecure actresses
(Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim
Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim, Learn to swim)
[Bridge]
Cause I'm praying for rain, and
I'm praying for tidal waves
I wanna see the ground give way
I wanna watch it all go down
Mom, please flush it all away
I wanna see it go right in down
I wanna watch it go right in
Watch you flush it all away
[Outro]
Yeah, time to bring it down again
Don't just call me pessimist, try and read between the lines
I can't imagine why you wouldn't welcome any change, my friend
I wanna see it all come down
Bring it down, s** it down, flush it down
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey