Inside Songtext
von Dave Alvin

This ain′t Hollywood
No, it never really gets that good
Call it love if you think you should
There's no need to explain
Tonight it′s just you and me
A furnished room, black and white TV
The late movie runs till three
Then it's you and me again

There's no work, just a lot of talk
I quit drinking, now I watch the clock
And count the minutes in the dark
Until the sun crawls up again

And you won′t leave soon because I know
You′re just like me with no place to go
And there's a love still here, no it hasn′t died
It just got hurt and buried deep inside


No, this ain't Hollywood
It ain′t Venice or Malibu
It's not the life I promised you
When we set out years ago

You′re waiting tables from one to nine
I fill out forms and stand in line
But there's no work, it's just a waste of time
And every day′s the same
You′re home later each night, I see
I fix dinner, then you talk to me
Then we wait for the late movie
To take us away again

And you won't leave soon because I know
You′re just like me with no place to go

No place to go, it's just a matter of time
You′ll find somewhere, it's just a matter of time

No, this ain′t Hollywood
No, it never really gets that good
Call it love if you think you should
There's no need to explain