sunset boulevard

• sure, i came out here to make my name
  wanted my pool, my dose of fame
  wanted my parking space at warners'
  
  but after a year, a one-room hell
  a murphy bed, a rancid smell
  wallpaper peeling at the corners
  
  sunset boulevard, twisting boulevard
  secretive and rich a little scary
  sunset boulevard, tempting boulevard
  waiting there to swallow the unwary
  
  dreams are not enough to win a war
  out here they're always keeping score
  beneath the tan the battle rages
  
  smile a rented smile, fill someone's glass
  kiss someone's wife, kiss someone's ass
  we do whatever pays the wages
  
  sunset boulevard, headline boulevard
  getting here is only the beginning
  sunset boulevard, jackpot boulevard
  once you've won you have to go on winning
  
  you think i've sold out?
  dead right, i've sold out.
  i've just been waiting for the right offer
  comfortable quarters, regular rations
  24-hour, 5-star room service
  and if i am honest, i like the lady
  i can't help being touched by her folly
  i'm treading water, taking her money
  watching her sunset
  well, i'm a writer
  
  l.a.'s changed a lot over the years
  since those brave gold rush pioneers
  came in their creaky covered wagons
  
  far as they could go end of the line
  their dreams were yours, their dreams were mine
  but in those dreams we're hidden dragons
  
  sunset boulevard, frenzied boulevard
  swamped with every kind of false emotion
  sunset boulevard, brutal boulevard
  just like you we'll wind up in the ocean
  
  she was sinking fast i threw a rope
  now i have suits and she has hope
  it seemed an elegant solution
  
  one day this must end, it isn't real
  still i'll enjoy a hearty meal
  before tomorrow's execution
  
  sunset boulevard, ruthless boulevard
  destination for the stony-hearted
  sunset boulevard, lethal boulevard
  everyone's forgotten how they started
  here on sunset boulevard