THE ONLY TIME IT RAINS IN HOLLYWOOD

I saw a man without his shoes

On the corner drinkin' booze

He was screamin' life ain't fair

And he said his name was Pete

Asked him why he's on the street

He looked down with such despair

He told me, "Back when I was twenty-one

I had a wife, a job a son

I remember when life was so sweet

But then I started gamblin'

I lost my house, my wife, my kid

Ever since, can't get back on my feet

So learn from my mistakes

Before it's too late"

The only time it rains in Hollywood

Is when somebody cries

People come out here to chase their dreams

But dreams come here to die

Where the dreams come to die

Where the dreams come to die

Walking Hollywood and Vine

Saw a woman with a sign

Asked me, could I spare some change?

She had tombstones in her eyes

As I caught her by surprise

Asked her, "Why the long face?"

And she said, "Back when I was just eighteen

Had dreams of the silver screen

Left Detroit to be a movie star

And I had a taste of fame

That was until I met cocaine

Now I sleep on Sunset Blvd

So learn from my mistakes

Before it's too late"

The only time it rains in Hollywood

Is when somebody cries

People come out here to chase their dreams

But dreams come here to die

The only time it rains in Hollywood

Is when somebody cries

People come out here to chase their dreams

But dreams come here to die

Where the dreams come to die

I heard a kid playing guitar

Singin' out his broken heart

He wore a hat to hide his face

And lord knows that times are hard

I threw some money in his jar

'Cause I loved the way he played

And he said, "I been singin' seven years

And every night I shed a tear

'Cause I don't know if anybody cares

About the music that I write

'Cause it's the story of my life

One day, I will be a millionaire"