Hollywood

Mama, sit down for me please

Daddy, comfort her in this time of need

Your one and only son has got to get away

Before this ghetto life becomes the death of me

Of me, yeah

Goodbye Mama, goodbye Papa

I'm going to do good, gonna make it good in Hollywood

I'm going to do good in Hollywood

Goodbye Mama, goodbye Papa

In Hollywood, yeah

I'm going to do good in Hollywood

I'm going to do good, I will, in Hollywood

In Hollywood

Hollywood

Well

You have always taught me right from wrong

You always told me I could sing myself a song

Mom, I got to go, it's a case of do or die, do or die

It's like you always taught me, keep my head to the sky

Goodbye Mama, goodbye Papa

Oh

I'm going to do good in Hollywood

I'm going to do good in Hollywood, in Hollywood

Goodbye Mama, goodbye Papa

Yeah

I'm going to do good in Hollywood

I'm going to make it good in Hollywood, in Hollywood

Goodbye Mama, goodbye Papa

Oh

I'm going to do good in Hollywood

I'm going to do good in Hollywood, in Hollywood

Goodbye Mama, goodbye Papa

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Ooh, ooh, ooh

I'm going to do good in Hollywood

I will, I will, I will

Mama, you know I will

Hollywood

Yeah

You know, I've been dreaming

I've been looking to the stars for light

Mama

I've been thinking about it

You know

I've been thinking about it all my life, all my life

And I've been hoping, I've been hoping

One day, I might go to Hollywood, Hollywood

Where the singers, and the movie stars

And the people live in mountains

And the sun shines all the time

Ain't nothing much, and I got to keep on

Keep on, keep on, you're gonna make it good in Hollywood

Keeping on, keeping on, keeping on

Keep on, keep on, you're gonna make it good in Hollywood

Even when I scream at night

Keep on, keep on, you're gonna make it good in Hollywood

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Keep on, keep on, you're gonna make it good in Hollywood

Keep on, keep on, you're gonna make it good in Hollywood

Keep on, keep on, you're gonna make it good in Hollywood

Keep on, keep on

Aah, ooh

Well, well

Aah, ooh

Aah, ooh

Keep on keeping on

Give it all, and keeping on

Keep on, uh

Won't be long

Till I get there

Till I get there

Till I get there

Till I get there, hon

Won't be long, oh Lord

I'm gonna be there

I'm gonna be there

Lord knows I've got to be right there

Said it

Won't be long and

Won't be long and

Won't be long and

Won't be long and

Won't be long and

Won't be long and

Won't be long and

Won't be long and

Till I get there

Yeah! Ooh

(Alright)

(Well, alright)