Ray Davies - Celluloid Heroes текст песни

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
and everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are
There are stars in every city,
In every house and on every street
And if you walk down Hollywood boulevard
Their names are written in concrete

Don't step on Greta Garbo as you walk down the boulevard,
She looks so weak and fragile that's why she tried to be so hard
But they turned her into a princess
And they sat her on a throne,
But she turned her back on stardom,
Because she wanted to be alone

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood boulevard,
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of,
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain
Rudolph Valentino, looks very much alive,
And he looks up ladies dresses as they sadly pass him by
Avoid stepping on Bela Lugosi
Cause he's liable to turn and bite
But stand close by Bette Davis
Because hers was such a lonely life
If you covered him with garbage,

George Sanders would still have style,
And if you stamped on Mickey Rooney
He would still turn around and smile
But please don't tread on dearest Marilyn
Cause she's not very tough,
She should have been made of iron or steel,
But she was only mad of flesh and blood

You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood boulevard,
Some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of
People who worked and suffered and struggled for fame
Some who succeeded and some who suffered in vain

Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star
And everybody's in show biz, it doesn't matter who you are

And those who are successful,
Be always on your guard,
Success walks hand in hand with failure

I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die.



Thanks to Andrei