Don't Mean Nothing

                                  Welcome to the big time.  

You're bound to be a star

And even if you don't go all the way,

I know that you'll go far

This race is for rats, it can turn you upside down

Ain't no one you can count on in this sleazy little town, Oh no



Lots of promises in the dark

But don't you open your heart



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Cause it don't mean nothin'

The words that they say

Don't mean nothin'

These games that people play

No, it don't mean nothin'

No victim, no crime

It don't mean nothin'

Till you sign it on the dotted line



The director smiles as you walk in the door

He says, "I love your work, babe" but

You're just not what we're looking for

It's never what but who it is you know

So easy to get stuck in all that California snow



Take a good look around and you'll find

People tryin' to mess with your mind



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Hollywood can be so lonely

Make you the winner of a losing fight

But the party is never over

Cause stars are always shining 

Doesn't matter if it's day or night



The producer says, "let me change a line or two"

And a little bit of something can look awfully good to you

And you want to scream, but you gotta keep it all inside

When you're trying to make a living,

There ain't no such thing as pride, no



Lots of promises in the dark

But don't you open your heart



[Chorus]



It don't mean nothing at all