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 (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 (Queen of Hollywood)
She's believing in a dream (Queen of Hollywood)

It's a loaded fantasy, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now her mother collects cut-outs

And the pictures make her smile
But if she saw behind the curtain
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 she breaks
She'll be the Queen of Hollywood (Queen of Hollywood)
No, 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 and even though she breaks
She'll be the Queen of Hollywood (Queen of Hollywood)

She's the Queen of Hollywood
Queen of Hollywood
And her friends still talk on corners (Queen of Hollywood)

Yeah yeah yeah-ie
She is the Queen of Hollywood