Sure I came out here to make my name

What of my pool a light of fame

What of a parking space at Warners

Hard after a year

A run through hell

A murphy bell

A rancid smell

Wallpaper peeling at the corners

Sunset Boulevard

Twisting boulevard

Secret in the rich

A little scary

Sunset Boulevard

Tempting boulevard

Waiting there to swallow the unwary

Dreams are not enough to enwarm

Out here they're always keeping score

Beneath the tan

The battle rages

Smile is ridgid

Smile for someone's class

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

Damn right I've sold out

I just keep waiting

For the right offer

Comfortable quarters

Regular rations

Twenty four hours

Five star room service

And if I'm honest

I like a lady

I can't help being

Touched by her folly

I'm treading water

Taking the money

Watching her sun set

Well I'm a writer

LA's changed a lot over the years

Since those brave goldrush pioneers

Came in their creaky covered wagons

Far as they could go

End of the line

There dreams were yours

There dreams were mine

But in those dreams

Were hidden dragons

Sunset Boulevard

Frenzied boulevard

Swarmed with every kind of false emotion

Sunset Boulevard

Brutal boulevard

Just like you would wind up in the ocean

She was sinking fast

I threw a rope

Now I have suits

And she is hope

It seemed an elegant solution

One day this must stand

It isn't real

Still I'll enjoy a hearty meal

Before tomorrow's execution

Sunset Boulevard

Ruthless boulevard

Destination for the