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 yearOf one room hell
A Murphy bell
A rancid smell
Wallpaper peeling at the cornersSunset Boulevard
Twisting boulevard
Secret of the rich
A little scary
Sunset Boulevard
Tempting boulevard
Waiting there to swallow the unwaryDreams are not enough to win a war
Out here they're always keeping score
Beneath the tan
The battle rages
Smile a rented smileFill someone's glass
Kiss someone's wife
Kiss someone's ass
We do whatever pays the wagesSunset Boulevard
Headline boulevard
Getting here is only the beginning
Sunset Boulevard
Jackpot boulevard
Once you've won, you have to go on winningYou think I've sold out
Damn right I've sold out
I've just been waiting
For the right offerComfortable quarters
Regular rations
Twenty four hour
Five star room serviceAnd if I'm honest
I like the lady
I can't help being
Touched by her follyI'm treading water
Taking her money
Watching her sun set
Well I'm a writerLA'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 lineTheir dreams were yours
Their dreams were mine
But in those dreams
Were hidden dragonsSunset Boulevard
Frenzied boulevard
Swamped with every kind of false emotion
Sunset Boulevard
Brutal boulevard
Just like you we'll wind up in the oceanShe was sinking fast
I threw a rope
Now I have suits
And she is hope
It seemed an elegant solutionOne day this must end
It isn't real
Still I'll enjoy a hearty meal
Before tomorrow's executionSunset Boulevard
Ruthless boulevard
Destination for the stony hearted
Sunset Boulevard
Lethal boulevard
Everyone's forgotten how they started
Here on Sunset Boulevard
Songwriters
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