Loudon Wainwright III - Hollywood hopeful

^DI am a full fledged, ^Cgrown-up adult I'm ^Ctryin' make a dent, tryin' to ^Dget a result ^DI'm hold up in a Hollywood ^Amhotel suite ^CTequila to drink and avo^Dcado to eat

They got ^Dall kinds of victories and ^Clots of downfalls They got ^Cdrugs in the rugs and ^Dghosts in the walls ^DStarlets in the lobby that can ^Ammake a man drool ^CBlood on the curtains and a ^Dphone by the pool

^DWell I never did see so many ^CTV stars And I ^Cnever did see so many ^Drented cars I ^Dnever did see so many ^Amdesperate eyes And I ^Cnever did hear so many ^Dbold faced lies

When I was ^Dten years old, ^AmI was alive And the ^CBenedict Canyon down on ^DHutton Drive Well ^Dnow I'm right back in my ^Amold backyard And I'm ^Ctryin' to get a billboard on the ^Dboulevard I'm ^Ctryin' to get a billboard on the ^Dboulevard

Well I ^Dnever thought I'd see the age of ^Ctwenty-five And it's been ^Ctwenty-eight years now that ^DI've been alive And in a ^Dmatter of months I will be ^Amthirty years old And the ^Capprehension that I feel can ^Dhardly be told

^DI am a full fledged, ^Cgrown-up adult I'm ^Ctryin' make a dent, tryin' to ^Dget a result D Am (hold) I'm hold up in a Hollywood hotel suite Teq^Cuila to drink and avo^Dcado to eat Teq^Cuila to drink and avo^Dcado to eat