Hollywood Forever

[Verse 1]
Sunset sky is leaving your hometown behind
Those pine trees fade
The tiny cars, on their way
They're almost there
They're almost where?

[Chorus]
What do you call the fear of being forgotten?
What if no one remembers your name?
What if we're just the food for the cotton
The roots of the garden, one day?
Does it frighten or free us
To think the... the world doesn't need us, at all?

[Verse 2]
The valley is wide
You can see its lights from the sky
A silent shimmering earth
And another young fool takes his turn
To arrive at LAX with that kickdrum in his chest

[Chorus]
What do you call the fear of being forgotten?
What if no one remembers your name?
What if we're just the food for the cotton
The roots of the garden, one day?
Does it frighten or free us
To think the... the world doesn't need us?

[Bridge]
And our memoirs
Are just cave art
Our walk of fame, starlight, trophy wives?
Everybody's walking away, but
Nobody knows what to say except
To make it clear, by God:
"I was here!"

[Verse 3]
But Hollywood knows where the stars really go
It's not where you think;
All the parking is free
And I'm not being clever
When I say, "Hollywood forever!"

[Chorus]
What do you call the fear of being forgotten?
What if no one remembers your name?
What if we're just the food for the cotton
The roots of the garden, one day?
Well we'll honk our horns
Forget that we were born
Naked