Don't Grow Old in Hollywood

He was a young buck from the sticks His dreams were in pipes and he wanted them quick Every ditch he fell into He climb right out and bought new shoes Just when he though his game was on Discovered it was wrong Asked the stars how to beam so bright This is what they said that night Go for broke while your young Move those feet and have some fun Try everything, til you're good But don't grow old in Hollywood As time moved on got led astray To find himself in a whole new way Kept seeing those folks that had it all As he rubbed them nickels against a wall Went a bought a whole new skin Thought it would help him to win The clock ticked faster every year Just a little longer he'd be out of here Go for broke while your young Move those feet and have some fun Try everything until you good But don't grow old in Hollywood Best laid plans got the runaround That young man couldn't be found Got lost in glitter from the chosen ones Despite the pain he still couldn't run Wanted a small slice of the pie Would he get there before he died He's still here to this day Bleeding his heart out swimming through the grey Go for broke while your young Move those feet and have some fun Try everything until you good But don't grow old Don't grow old Don't grow old in Hollywood