[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!