"Sunset Boulevard" from "Sunset Boulevard"

JOE
Sure, I came out here to make my name,
Wanted my pool, my dose of fame,
Wanted my parking space at Warner's.
But after a year, a one-room hell,
A Murphy bed, a rancid smell,
Wallpaper peeling at the corners.
Sunset Boulevard, twisting boulevard,
Secretive and rich, a little scary.
Sunset Boulevard, temping boulevard,
Waiting there to swallow the unwary.
Dreams are not enough to win a war.
Out here they're always keeping score,
Beneath the tan the battle rages.
Smile a rented smile, fill someone's glass,
Kiss someone's wife, kiss someone's ass.
We do whatever pays the wages.
Sunset Boulevard, headline boulevard.
Getting here is only the beginning.
Sunset Boulevard, jackpot boulevard.
Once you've won you have to go on winning.
You think I've sold out? Dead right I've sold out!
I just keep waiting for the right offer!
Comfortable quarters, regular rations,
Twenty-four-hour, five star room service.
And if I'm honest, I like the lady.
I can't help being touched by her folly.
I'm treading water, taking the money,
Watching her sun set . . . Well, I'm a writer!
L.A.'s changed a lot over the years
Since those brave gold rush pioneers
Came in their creaky covered wagons.
Far as they could go, end of the line.
Their dreams were yours, their dreams are mine,
But in those dreams were hidden dragons.
Sunset Boulevard, frenzied boulevard,
Swamped with every kind of false emotion.
Sunset Boulevard, brutal boulevard.
Just like you, we'll wind up in the ocean.
She was sinking fast, I threw a rope.
Now I have suits and she has hope.
It seemed an elegant solution.
One day this must end, it isn't real.
Still I'll enjoy a hearty meal
Before tomorrow's execution.
Sunset Boulevard, ruthless boulevard,
Destination for the stony-hearted.
Sunset Boulevard, lethal boulevard,
Everyone's forgotten how they started
Here on Sunset Boulevard!

"As If We Never Said Goodbye" from "Sunset Boulevard"

NORMA
I don't know why I'm frightened
I know my way around here.
The cardboard trees,
The painted seas,
The sound here.

Yes, a world to rediscover,
But I'm not in any hurry,
and I need a moment.

The whispered conversations
In over-crowded hallways,
The atmosphere
As thrilling here
As always.

Feel the early morning madness,
Feel the magic in the making.
Why, everything's as if
We never said goodbye.

I've spent so many mornings,
Just trying to resist you.
I'm trembling now,
You can't know how
I've missed you,

Missed the fairytale adventures
In this ever-spinning playground.
We were young together,

I'm coming out of make-up,
The light's already burning,
Not long until
The cameras will
Start turning,

And the early morning madness,
And the magic in the making,
Yes, everything's as if
We never said goodbye.

I don't want to be alone,
That's all in the past.
This world's waited long enough,
I've come home at last,

And this time will be bigger,
And brighter than we knew it.
So watch me fly,
We all know I
can do it.

Could I stop my hand from shaking?
Has there ever been a moment
With so much to live for?

The whispered conversations
In over-crowded hallways,
So much to say,
Not just today,
But always.

We'll have early morning madness,
We'll have magic in the making,
Yes, everything's as if
We never said goodbye,
Yes, everything's as if
We never said goodbye.

We taught the world
New ways to dream.