I've Been to Hollywood Too

A song about watching someone else succeed in a town that wasn't very kind to you.

LYRICS:

I know that girl
On the teevee screen
I remember her
When she was just nineteen
She was pretty and tough
Bleached hair and tattoos
Look at her now
I've been to Hollywood too

She's working on
An expose
A tell all story
Of her Minnesota days
And if it's half made-up
Well it's at least half true
Look at her now
I've been to Hollywood too

She's in magazines
Four-page spreads
She's the subject of gossip
Who she quarrels or beds
She accepts awards
With teary thank yous
Look at her now
I've been to Hollywood too

We worked once at
The alternative press
And everyone then
Predicted success
Everyone expected it
Everyone knew
Well look at her now
I've been to Hollywood too

I saw her once
At a movie premier
A retrospective of
Her brilliant career
She didn't know me
As she bummed a cigarette
She didn't recall
That we had ever met
I lit a match
Casually
Then I said my name
And she looked at me
She nodded and said
I remember you
I remember that
You'd been to Hollywood too

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posted by Astro Zombie (1 comment total)

Damn, I like this.
posted by allaboutgeorge at 1:01 PM on January 1, 2009