Celluloid Heroes
Ray Davies

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Everybody's a dreamer and everybody's a star / And everybody's in movies, it doesn't matter who you are
There are starts 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

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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 round 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 made of flesh and blood

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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 / Along Hollywood Boulevard

I wish my life was 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

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Oh, celluloid heroes never feel any pain / Oh, celluloid heroes never really die
I wish my life was 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