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?