Lyric Queen Of Hollywood

She drove a long way through the night
From an urban neighborhood
She left her mother in a fight
For a dream misunderstood
And her friends they talk on corners
They could never comprehend


But there was always something different
In the way she held a stare
And the pictures that she painted
Were of glamour and of flair
And her boyfriend though he loved her
Knew he couldn t quite fulfill
He could never meet her there


She s never gonna be like the one before
She read it in her stars that there s something more
No matter what it takes no matter how she breaks
She ll be the Queen of Hollywood


And the cynics they will wonder
What s the difference with this dream
And the dreams of countless others
All believing in TV
They see their handprints in a sidewalk
Flashing cameras on the scene
And a shining limousine


She s never gonna be like the one before
She read it in her stars that there s something more
No matter what it takes no matter how she breaks
She ll be the Queen of Hollywood
She s believing in a dream
Queen of Hollywood
It s a loaded fantasy


Now her mother collects cut-outs
And the pictures make her smile
But if she saw behind the curtains
It could only make her cry
She s got hand prints on her body
Sad moonbeams in her eyes
not so innocent a child


She s never gonna be like the one before
She read it in her stars that there s something more
No matter what it takes no matter how s