Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be
Don't you wanna be a star?
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be
Don't you wanna be a star?

She was 25 with some starry eyes
Traded innocence for a one-way flight
Out of Michigan and she told her friends
I'll be on your screen when we meet again

But Mister Hollywood at the coffee shop
Told her: Baby, if you let me, I can take you far
You know you're beautiful, but can you take it off?
He said: You could be a star

If you smile for the camera, get undressed
They're still selling sex on VHS
Somewhere in the Valley, upstairs, down the alley
Acting in a movie she'll regret
He said
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be
Don't you wanna be a star?
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be
Don't you wanna be a star?

Now it's been a year, she said: I hate it here
Just another check, then I'll disappear

But Mister Hollywood said: Girl, you ain't that good
I gave you everything you've got, more than I ever should
So, don't you get upset, this is the best you'll get
But he said: You could get ahead

If you smile for the camera, get undressed
They're still selling sex on VHS
Somewhere in the Valley, upstairs, down the alley
Acting in a movie she'll regret
He said
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be
Don't you wanna be a star?
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be
Don't you wanna be a star?

If you smile for the camera, get undressed
They're still selling sex on VHS
Somewhere in the Valley, upstairs, down the alley
Acting in a movie she'll regret
He said
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be
Don't you wanna be a star?
Don't you wanna be, don't you wanna be
Don't you wanna be a star?