Hollywood (Down On Your Luck)

They say people out in Hollywood

Live their life out in black-and-white

They're livin' out a Technicolor dream

Next day, they're a star overnight

Not like in New York

Man, it's tougher

Not like in London town

Boy, you suffer

Nobody give a break (When you're down on your luck)

Everybody's on the take (When you're down on your luck)

You can't make a mistake (When you're down on your luck)

People out in Hollywood

They got a lot of class

You see the boys struttin' down the boulevard

Tryna make a pass

Not like in New York

It's high-rise, it's concrete and complex

Not like in old London town

It rains down on its subjects

Nobody give a damn (When you're down on your luck)

Nobody understands (When you're down on your luck)

Lady Chance, she won't dance (When you're down on your luck)

People out in Hollywood

They can make it to the stars

They can reach the screen

Drive around in big expensive convertible cars

Not like in New York

All you've got is Broadway

Not like the West End in London

You can't make it no way

Nobody give a damn (When you're down on your luck)

Nobody understands (When you're down on your luck)

Lady Chance won't dance (When you're down on your luck)

You gotta strut your stuff (When you're down on your luck)

You can't take it easy

That ain't good enough (When you're down on your luck)

Everybody's on the make (When you're down on your luck)

Nobody give a fair deal (When you're down on your luck)

Nobody understands my Uncle Sam (When you're down on your luck)

I'm ready for the dance (When you're down on your luck)

I gotta make a dollar, holler (When you're down on your luck)

Mama, mama, mama, mama

(When you're down on your luck)