Mama cried like rain when Papa left
It was a scandal in our neighborhood
And it wasn't too long be
fore Mama passed away
Leaving her only child
in this lonely world to stay
And on that day I made
a promise to myself
I'd never give this heart of mine
to someone else
You see, nobody loves you
for being you in Hollywood
Nobody loves you if you're not in
Who is Who in Hollywood
And it's a shame, cause it seems the same
All over the world,
all over the world
But as the years went by
the pain began to fade
I broke that vow that as
a young child I'd made
And I gave my heart
to the girl of my dreams
And I lost that girl
to the star of the baseball team
Nobody loves you for being
you in Hollywood
Nobody loves you if you're not in
Who is Who in Hollywood
And it's a shame, cause it seems the same
All over the world, all over the world
In Hollywood, there ain't no sign,
but it's obvious still
That nobody cares
what's in your heart and in your soul
If you ain't a star then it ain't no good
It just ain't no place
for the ordinary man
I heard from a friend
that Papa got married again
She gave him a baby boy
they called Benjamin
And people say he's the apple
of my daddy's eye
Seems I'll never get close to him,
no matter how hard I try
See, I sung my song
in every bar and every town
And I hid my pain
behind the smile of a clown
And my finger brightens
with the heart of the night
And my name shines far
as the stars beneath the night
As I stood on that stage
with the crowd in the palms of my hand
I saw Papa's face, so proud
And I knew that only Ma
would understand
See, nobody loves you
for being you in Hollywood
Nobody loves you for not knowing
who is who in Hollywood
And it's a shame,
cause it seems the same
All over the world,
all over the world
Nobody loves you for being
you in Hollywood
Nobody loves you for not knowing
who is who in Hollywood
And it's a shame because
it seems the same
All over the world, all over the world
Mmm, all over the world