Dreamin' (Diane Selwyn)

It's not always a storybook, though Truth, good guys lose It doesn't work out the way you want, y'know But nobody admits they're a failure But you can't run from the truth [Verse 1] Welcome to L.A., the big city of dreams Where most of the results never equal the means Take a look at this girl Jean, only eighteen Moved to Hollywood to take a shot at big screens Born in North Dakota, thought she'd give it a try Dreamt of of being famous when she saw Ione Skye Parents were supportive, said to give it her all Cause they loved her in the town's rendition of "Guys and Dolls" Now in the U-Haul, packed everything she got With her lucky teddy bear and a stack of head shots Optimism got her smiling the whole drive Been saving up her money since 1995 She's got a career all set in her mind She'll be starring in a Brett Ratner flick in no time First day alone, in her bed for the night It's kind of lonely, but this is how it all starts, right? [Hook: Cassidy Ledden & Jamey Staub] I can't trust this silence anymore Sighing quiet so you can ignore I'm all alone amongst these crowded streets With their neon lights I can't dream anymore [Verse 2] A few months pass and it's harder than she thought She's been on lots of calls but hasn't gotten a part She's got a manager to help her out with her career She feels a little weird when he taps her on the rear This town's so big, it's tough to get a start Her money's dwindling and she's losing her heart She's going out to clubs, mingling within the scene Wasted all the time to forget how she has been She's homesick, it's just not the same Going to premieres with agents twice her age And every producer only wants her in bed And she's thought about it a few times in her head Cause that might pay off, it's too far to stop this And offered magazines, but they were all topless Say it's for the art, they seem like nice guys Man, they all say stardom takes time [Hook] [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Now it's been three years and it seems close to hopeless She's a waitress now cause of the eviction notice Rarely has the time to rehearse and be spotted Can't afford a TV, let alone be on it She watches Drew Barrymore and yells that she's a whore And assumes she slept with everyone in 1994 The drive that she had so she could achieve fame Is replaced by the drugs that help her ease the pain Some movie moguls now cast her as a whore Except there's no cameras and that's what she's paid for She's slept with tons of people who ended up fake With memories of Dad made it all that she could take Now she's on sleeping pills, she cut herself raw In blood wrote "stardom takes time" on her wall With the camera on the tripod in her room Lucky teddy bear in one hand, gun in the other Boom [Hook x2]