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
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 me
You'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