[00:12.94]Sure I came out here to make my name
[00:15.58]Wanted my pool, my dose of fame
[00:17.66]Wanted my parking space at Warner's
[00:21.29]But after a year, a one room hell
[00:23.88]A murphy bed, a rancid smell
[00:26.01]Wallpaper peeling at the corners
[00:29.56]Sunset Boulevard, twisting boulevard
[00:33.92]Secretive and rich, a little scary
[00:37.75]Sunset Boulevard, tempting boulevard
[00:41.95]Waiting there to swallow the unwary
[00:45.98]Dreams are not enough to win a war
[00:48.66]Out here they're always keeping score
[00:50.66]Beneath the tan the battle rages
[00:54.25]Smile a rented smile, fill someone's glass
[00:56.92]Kiss someone's wife, kiss someone's ass
[00:59.03]We do whatever pays the wages
[01:02.46]Sunset Boulevard, headline boulevard
[01:06.66]Getting there is only the beginning
[01:10.57]Sunset Boulevard, jackpot boulevard
[01:14.68]Once you've won you have to go on winning
[01:18.64]You think I've sold out?
[01:19.79]Dead right I've sold out!
[01:20.79]I've just been waiting for the right offer
[01:22.79]Comfortable quarters, regular rations
[01:24.89]24-hour Five Star room service
[01:27.65]And if I'm honest, I like the lady
[01:29.63]I can't help being touched by her folly
[01:31.72]I'm treading water, taking the money
[01:33.81]Watching her sun set
[01:35.78]Well, I'm a writer!
[01:37.84]L.A.'s changed a lot over the years
[01:40.42]Since those brave gold rush pioneers
[01:42.57]Came in their creaky covered wagons
[01:45.92]Far as they could go end of the line
[01:48.70]Their dreams were yours, their dreams were mine
[01:50.87]But in their dreams were hidden dragons
[01:54.23]Sunset Boulevard, frenzied boulevard
[01:58.51]Swamped with every kind of false emotion
[02:02.40]Sunset Boulevard, brutal boulevard
[02:06.55]Just like you, we'll wind up in the ocean
[02:10.37]She was sinking fast, I threw a rope
[02:13.36]Now I have suits and she has hope
[02:15.41]It seemed an elegant solution
[02:18.64]One day this must end, it isn't real
[02:21.46]Still I'll enjoy a hearty meal
[02:23.58]Before tomorrrow's execution
[02:26.92]Sunset Boulevard, ruthless boulevard
[02:31.11]Destination for the stony-hearted
[02:35.09]Sunset Boulevard, lethal boulevard
[02:39.36]Everyone's forgotten how they started
[02:42.87]Here on Sunset Boulevard!

Sure I came out here to make my name
Wanted my pool, my dose of fame
Wanted my parking space at Warner's
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 there 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've just been 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 the money
Watching her sun set
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 their dreams were hidden dragons
Sunset Boulevard, frenzied boulevard
Swamped with every kind of false emotion
Sunset Boulevard, brutal boulevard
Just like you, we'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 tomorrrow'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!