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 twenty-five 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 smiling 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 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 smiling 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 smiling 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? "