When I was just a boy
I said to my daddy,
"Don't ya know I'm gonna go far."
I said, "I'm packin' my bags for Hollywood
Gonna be a rock-n-roll star."

He said, "Son, I've seen millions like you
Don't ya know that's what they all say."
I said, "Daddy, I'm goin' to Hollywood
Gonna be big someday."

Parents say I've got to go to school
"Get a job." Work hard for my pay.
Don't want to travel on a path with no heart, now.
Music and Love is the only way.

Don't want to go down on a path with no heart, no!
Gotta make mine the one that shines
Don't bring me down with your bad news
Goin' to Hollywood with starlight on my mind.
Got a dream and it's etched upon my mind.
Goin' to Hollywood to see what I can find
It's o.k. if I don't become real big
Just let me play music
That some good people can dig.

Sometimes my parents are no help to me
Lots of times they help me get the equipment I need
When they put me down, I say, "Can't you see,
The first requirement on this path is:
You got to believe..."