Sure, I came out here to make my name
Wanted my pool, my dose of fame
Wanted my parking s___e 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 a__
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 just keep waiting For the right offer:
Comfortable quarters, Regular Rations,
24-hour five-star room service.

And if I'm 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 were 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!

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