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 could 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 Don't you open your heart Cause it don't mean nothing, if it wasn't the same Oh it don't mean nothing, these games that people play Oh it don't mean nothing, no victory, no crime Oh it don't mean nothing, till you sign it on the dotted line Oh yeah The director smiles as you walk in the door 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 trying to mess with your mind But it don't mean nothing, if it wasn't the same Oh it don't mean nothing, these games that people play Oh it don't mean nothing, no victory, no crime Oh it don't mean nothing, till you sign it on the dotted line Hollywood can be so lonely Make you the winner of a losing fight Oh but the party is never over The stars are always shining Doesn't matter if it's day or night Oh yeah The producer says let me change your line or two And a little bit of something can look awfully good to you And you wanna scream, but you gotta keep it all inside Cause when you're trying to make a living, there ain't no such thing as pride Oh no Lots of promises in the dark But don't you open your heart Cause it don't mean nothing, the words that they say Oh it don't mean nothing, these games that people play Oh it don't mean nothing, no victory, no crime Oh it don't mean nothing, till you sign it on the dotted line Don't mean nothing Don't mean nothing Don't mean nothing Oh no it don't mean nothing Don't mean nothing Oh no it don't mean nothing Don't mean nothing at all Don't mean nothing Don't mean nothing Don't mean nothing Don't mean nothing