She stood there bright as the sun on that california coast He was a midwestern boy on his own She looked at him with those soft eyes, So innocent and blue He knew right then he was too far from home She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach They watched the waves tumble over the sand They drove for miles and miles Up those twisting turning roads Higher and higher and higher they climbed And those hollywood nights In those hollywood hills She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of the skills He'd headed west cause he felt that a change Would do him good See some old friends, good for the soul She had been born with a face that would let her get her way He saw that face and he lost all control He had lost all control Night after night, day after day, it went on and on Then came that morning he woke up alone He spent all night staring down at the lights of L.A. Wondering if he could ever go home And those hollywood nights In those hollywood hills It was looking so right It was giving him chills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights With a passion that kills And those hollywood nights In those hollywood hills She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills Oh those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of the skills