She came in one night from Omaha, worn out She never could sleep on trains Took a bus to Hollywood Lookin' for a room in the pouring rain Hair so blonde, her eyes so brown She thought she'd take this town and turn it upside down
I was livin' in a hotel just off Sunset She moved in across the hall She said she'd be a movie star And waited every mornin' for a call I asked her in for a drink but she hardly had the time A call might come tomorrow, she had to know her lines
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night
now the months went by without a job The money that she saved was nearly spent But she started bringin' strangers home Had to find a way to pay the rent She'd sit and drink my coffee, with nothin' much to say Just busy rehearsin' in her mind the scene she'd never play
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night
I found her there one mornin' When she didn't come for coffee when I called She brought the wrong one home this time There were crazy lipstick scrawls across 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
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night