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Long Way to Hollywood Lyrics by Steve Young

Seven Bridges Road

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[Verse 1]
Oh babe, I hate to leave you down here
In this one-horse town
Where the train runs through your early dreams
Just to leave an old wailin' sound
[Verse 2]
Ah, but I'm comin' back, I will return
Oh honey, now wait for me
I'm bound to travel the USA
Cross the desert on to the sea
[Verse 3]
I've got another song about the South
You know it's white and it's black
There ain't no banjo on my knee
But the song is on my back
[Chorus]
Yeah, it's a long, long way to Hollywood
And a short, short chance for fame
All them slicks are talkin' 'bout down home
But I know that's a southern game
[Verse 4]
Oh, when I told 'em I was leavin'
You know, my old mama, she cried
My old grandma, she looked down that road
Lord, my old granddaddy, he died
[Verse 5]
Oh, I love them all, you know I love them all
Honey, I hope that it ain't so late
I hope I can help the ones that's left here
I hope it's in my fate
[Chorus]
Yes, it's a long, long way to Hollywood
And a short, short chance for fame
All them slicks are talkin' 'bout down home
But I know that's a southern game
[Verse 6]
I’ve got another song for all them old people
Hoverin' down in the Georgia night
Lord, I know their wings are heavy now
And they're on a most lonesome flight
[Verse 7]
All them old Depression people
Babe, I know they took a heavy load
All their children, my kinfolks and cousins
Still walkin' down Tobacco Road
[Verse 8]
Well, they still talk about Hank Williams
Lord, they're clingin' on to his fame
I'm of the same race, I'm from the same place
There's some of the same lonesome blood in my veins
[Chorus]
Ah, it's a long, long way to Hollywood
And a short, short chance for fame
All them slicks are talkin' 'bout down home
But I know that that's a southern game
[Outro]
But I know that it's a southern game
Yes, I know that's a southern game
I know that's a southern game
Yes, I know that's a southern game
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Steve Young

Steve Young

About “Long Way to Hollywood” by Steve Young

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"Long Way to Hollywood" appears on "Seven Bridges Road".

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