Welcome to the big time. You're bound to be a star   And even if you don't go all the way, I know that you'll go far   This race is for rats, It can turn you upside down   Ain't no one you can count on in this sleazy little town   Oh, no   Lots of promises in the dark   But don't you open your heart      Chorus:   Cause it don't mean nothin'   The words that they say   Don't mean nothin'   These games that people play   No, it don't mean nothin'   No victim, no crime   It don't mean nothin'   Till you sign it on that dotted line      The director smiles as you walk in the door   He says, "I love your work, babe"   But you're just not what we're looking for   It's never what but who it is you know   So easy to get stuck in all that California snow   Take a good look around and you'll find   People tryin' to mess with your mind      Repeat Chorus      Hollywood can be so lonely   Make you the winner of a losing fight   But the party is never over   Cause stars are always shining   Doesn't matter if it's day or night      The producer says, "let me change a line or two"   And a little bit of something can look awfully good to you And you want to scream, but you gotta keep it all inside. When you're trying to make a living,   There ain't no such thing as pride, no   Lot of promises in the dark   But don't you open your heart      Repeat Chorus      It don't mean nothing at all..