Well did you hear the good news 
There's gonna be some bad blues 
Somebody sat down and played it all night long 
So go on and fill your brown bag 

Put on all your clean rags 
Let's go downtown and see what's goin'on 
Bing, take me down to Vine Street 
Stop when you hear the back beat 

We'II sneak on past the bouncer at the door 
Now I know he ain't lookin' 
Not when that band is cookin' 
'Cause he's watchin' the ladies dancin' on the floor

Down In Hollywood 
Better hope that you don't run out of gas 
Down In Hollywood 
They'll drag you right out of your car and kick your ass

In Hollywood 
There standing on a corner just waiting for a sucker like you
Down In Hollywood 
If you want to stay healthy, keep a movin' right on through 

This stuff just started flowin' 
And some girl she is showin everything she's got 
Ooh it's a sight 
Some men would give a week's pay 
If she would just dance down their way 
And say, "Baby, I'm gonna take you home with me tonight" 

Now, outside the streets are shakin' 
I hear a couple windows breakin' 
Some poor fools gonna land himself in jail tonight 
Well all the hookers tryin' to pull your coat 
All the pimps reach out to cut your throat 
There ain't no way out of here without a fight 

Down In Hollywood 
Better hope that you don't run out of gas 
Down In Hollywood 
They'll drag you right out of your car and kick your ass

Now Grandma told him not to go 
Little sister told him too 
But the poor boy just didn't listen like he should, that's too bad 
Hitchhiked all the way from Burbank 
Now he's gonna end up in the drunk tank 
Some old man say "Well that's the way it goes Down in Hollywood" 

Down In Hollywood 
Better hope that you don't run out of gas 
Down In Hollywood 
They'll drag you right out of your car and kick your ass

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