Esmeralda's Hollywood Lyrics - Steve Earle

Nights fall hard on Hollywood 

The stars don't come out like they should 

Up above the world so high tonight 

They can't outshine the neon lights 

Now the golden days are gone for good 

In Esmeralda's Hollywood 

She comes out when the sun is gone 

But she don't have to walk alone 

Cause once the darkness takes this town 

She ain't the only ghost around 

Waitin' by the public phone 

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If it don't ring she heads back home 

Esmeralda, Esmeralda girl, what are you waitin' for 

Esmeralda, Esmeralda, can't hang around this place no more 

Searchlights rip the L.A. sky 

When you look in Esmeralda's eyes 

The people come from miles around 

To see the kings and queens they crowned 

Behind the barricades they stood 

In Esmeralda's Hollywood 

Aw, wait until the sun goes down 

Listen for the lonely sound 

Esmeralda's hanging round 

No one shed a tear that day 

When Esmeralda passed away 

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All up and down the strip they say 

It was just like any other day 

The evil struggled with the good 

Down in Esmeralda's Hollywood