She stops and checks her reflection
in a car parked on the corner.
She said, it's hell on me,
this working down at the diner.
Some people say,
man,
she was hot back when she was younger.
Yeah,
well,
she was a dancer when she lived in L.A.
She was someone's baby doll,
a beauty queen to someone long ago.
From the midnight show,
and if you close your eyes,
you hear the music playing,
you can see her dancing
underneath the spotlight.
And when she sleeps,
she dreams she's back in Hollywood,
back when
all the world was young.
She was someone's baby doll.
She stops and checks her reflection
in the bathroom on her lunch break.
She says, I still
look good for someone half of my real age.
Some people say, man, I bet she still
makes love like an earthquake.
Yeah, but man, she ain't easy.
She ain't letting you in, my friend, my friend.
It's time to wake up, baby doll.
Put your best dress and your high heels on,
and dream you're gone.
And when you close your eyes,
you hear the music playing,
you can see her dancing underneath the spotlight.
And when she sleeps,
she dreams she's back in Hollywood,
back when all the world was young.
And she was someone's baby doll.
She stops and calls an old friend from the payphone at the subway.
She says,
I feel like I'm just sitting here wasting my days away.
It's time to move on,
baby doll,
and walk away just like you did before.
When you wanted more,
and when you close your eyes,
you hear the music playing,
you can see her dancing underneath the spotlight.
And when she sleeps,
she dreams she's back in Hollywood,
when she was a younger girl,
a pretty hat in a tiny world,
not sure who you want to be,
your daddy's little drama queen.
I hope that when you find yourself,
you're more than just a baby doll.