Jimmy's not a
high concept guy
But he's front page news
Let me tell you why
He's on the cover
of the New York Post
Every network
coast to coast
All he needed was
a hot night in June
'Cause he had the needle
and he had the spoon
When he spiked it bit
and man he flew
into America's living room
We all love tragedy
it loves us too
It's a marriage made
in Hollywood
Between greed and you
All you need to be
a star is to die in open view
It's a marriage made
in Hollywood
Between greed and you
Between greed and you
Between greed and you
Loved by women
admired by men
He walked down broadway
with his best friend
His brain was wired
like a light in a socket
With his old friend
in his back pocket
That horse could kick
That horse could scream
Ride you out of here
into a different scene
Unrequited love
and that makes it fair
But who keeps score
when you're in mid-air
We all love tragedy
it loves us too
It's a marriage made
in Hollywood
Between greed and you
All you need to be
a star is to die in open view
It's a marriage made
in Hollywood
Between greed and you
Between greed and you
Between greed and you
Like a free fall chute
that didn't open
He looked down
to see his dream was broken
He stared back up
at a hot grey sky
reran his life
and then he died
Well if you jump off a building
brother beware
'Cause my friend Jimmy
woke up mid-air
No time to smile
No time to wave
They buried him
in a media grave
We all love tragedy
it loves us too
It's a marriage made
in Hollywood
Between greed and you
All you need to be
a star is to die in open view
It's a marriage made
in Hollywood
Between greed and you
Between greed and you
Between greed and you