Hollywood Seven

She came in one night from Omaha, worn out
'Cause she never could sleep on trains
She took the bus to Hollywood
Lookin' for a room in the pouring rain
With her hair so blonde and her eyes so brown
She thought she'd take this town and turn it upside down

Well, I was livin' in a hotel just off Sunset
She moved in across the hall
And she said she'd be a movie star
And waited every mornin' for a call
So I asked her in to share a drink, but she hardly had the time
A call might come tomorrow, she had to learn her lines

On Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent
'Til your name goes up in lights
Oh, Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams
For seven bucks a night

Well, the months went by without a job
The money that she saved was nearly spent
So she started bringing strangers home
Tryin' to find a way to pay the rent
Well, she'd sit down and drink my coffee, with nothin' much to say
Just busy rehearsin' in her mind the scene she'd never play

On Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent
'Til your name goes up in lights
Oh, Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams
For seven bucks a night

Well, I found her there one morning
When she didn't come for coffee when I called
She'd gone and brought the wrong one home this time
There were crazy lipstick marks up on the wall
Now she's goin' back to Omaha, but not the way she'd planned
There'll be no crowd to cheer her on, no welcome home, no band

On Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent
'Til your name goes up in lights
Oh, Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dream
For seven bucks a night

She came in one night from Syracuse
Excited from her first time on a plane
She took a cab to Hollywood
Dreaming of the light that would spell her name
So I watched her take the lease on the empty room across the hall
To wake up in the mornin', just waitin' for that call

On Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent
'Til your name goes up in lights
Oh, Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams
For seven bucks a night

On Hollywood Seven, dreams to rent
'Til your name goes up in lights
Oh, Hollywood Seven, you can pay your dues
For seven bucks a night