Long Way To Hollywood

Words and Music by Steve Young - © Warner Bros. Music

Babe, I hate to leave you down  here

In  this one horse town

Where the trains run through your early dreams

Just to leave an old wailing sound,..

Oh but I’ll come back

I will return

Honey, won’t you wait for me?

I’m bound to travel the USA

Across the desert to the sea

( Cause ) I’ve got another song about the south

Its white and its black

There ain’t no banjo on my knee

But that songs on my back

Chorus:

Its a long long way to Hollywood

And a short change for fame

( Note:  one could  say “ short chance  for fame  “ instead of ‘ short change “)

All them slicks talk about downhome

But I know thats a southern game

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(Note: The following 2 verses can be left out)

When I told them I was leaving

 You know my mama she cried

My grandma looked down the road

My old granddaddy he died

I love them all I love them all

I just hope it ain’t too late

I hope I can help the ones that left here

I hope thats in my fate

Repeat chorus

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I’ve got another song for all the old people

Down in the Georgia night

I know their wings are heavy

They been on a lonesome flight

All the old depression people

I know they took a heavy load

All their children, my kinfolk’s and cousins

Still walking on Tobacco Road

Well they still talk about Hank Williams

Clinging unto his fame

Hey, I’m of the same race, I’m from the same place

I got the same lonesome blood in my veins

Repeat chorus, .....