Less Than Zero

It's a dog eat dog, piranhas eat sharks
Might as well quit before you even start
They say it's who you know where these dreams are sold
Bought by bank rolls, backed by fools gold
Masses head west to Los Angeles

Told they were the best back in they little nest

Somewhere, nowhere, but not from here
Once they arrive ambition meets with fear
Insecurities change smiles to more denial
The only constant is no, struggle to trial
It's a long road to the top of nothing
No morals, no friends, just the love for something
Never to be attained, it drains the soul dry
Under a bridge downtown the sole cry
Feeling like the city is all you really have
But when you take a look back, that's really sad

In L.A. things don't always work out quite like they should
Where I stay
Seems like dreams might get shattered
Cut throat world is no joke
In L.A. things don't always work out quite like they should
Where I stay
Cut throat world is no joke
We see more ups than downs in

Young, dumb and sprung on fantasy
Wants nothing more than to escape reality
Needs 'em badly, glitz, glamour and fame
Eyes set on neon lights illuminating her name
Wearing shame like an overcoat, awkward and obvious
Did porn for cash so tasteless and

Welcome to darkness, turned out the light
Got geeked out, by L.A.'s night life
Not one thing's right, everything's gone wrong
Supposed to be an actress, not dancing in a thong
Snorting coke, nines long, heroin in her arm

Touching parts of men that she lap danced on
There's no quiet to her storm, forever it roars loud
Every single day, wishing she were the child
Swearing to make the family proud, start over new
Pushing fifty, she figured she'd have her breakthrough

In L.A. things don't always work out quite like they should
Where I stay
Seems like dreams might get shattered
Cut throat world is no joke
In L.A. things don't always work out quite like they should
Where I stay
Cut throat world is no joke
We see more ups than downs in

It's gotta be more than this, big game, big risk
The bold and the beautiful, young and reckless

The Hollywood dream, heroin on Santa Fe

The rich and the poor live a few blocks away

And it's all in Los Angeles, home of the schemes
Where the rich get richer trying to sell you a dream
Young girl's self-esteem falls prey to the scene
Too often sex symbols is all she's seen
And that's all he expects, nothing more, nothing less
New car, clean shoes, gotta stay well dressed
She needs the best of the best to compete with the rest
It's on 22s, Mercedes 500 S
They say you've gone Hollywood, the saying stands true
'Cause if you live in L.A. you might lose a piece of you

Innocence isn't something to have
It can't last in a city that requires a mask

In L.A. things don't always work out quite like they should
Where I stay
Seems like dreams might get shattered
Cut throat world is no joke
In L.A. things don't always work out quite like they should
Where I stay
Cut throat world is no joke
We see more ups than downs in