Sunset Boulevard Michael Ball

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