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And there\u2019s a part of him that wants to go home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guns N&amp;apos; Roses - Paradise City (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rbm6GXllBiw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome to the Jungle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cParadise City\u201d opens with a Southern rock chorus that almost feels like a hymn. The tender harmonies are comforting, yet it\u2019s clear something sinister lurks around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Take me down to the Paradise City,<br>Where the grass is green, and the girls are pretty.<br>Oh, won\u2019t you please take me home.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A snaking guitar riff by Izzy Stradlin and Slash sets the tone for the city\u2019s chaos. If you have never experienced the streets firsthand, GN\u2019R might be your introduction to the trashy melodrama of life in the gutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Just an urchin living under the street,<br>I\u2019m a hard case that\u2019s tough to beat.<br>I\u2019m your charity case, so buy me something to eat,<br>I\u2019ll pay you at another time,<br>Take it to the end of the line<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Countless young people have traded the comfort of a small town for starry opportunities in the big city. 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