Well, I never thought I'd make it
Here in Hollywood
I never thought I'd ever
Want to stay
But what I seem to touch these days
Has turned to gold
What I seem to want
Well, you know I'll find a way

For me...it's the only life
That I've ever known
And love is only one fine star away
Even though the living
Is sometimes laced with lies
It's alright...
The feeling remains
Even after the glitter fades

The loneliness of a one night stand
Is hard to take
We all chase something
And maybe this is a dream
The timeless face of a rock and roll
Woman while her heart breaks
Oh, you know...the dream keeps coming
Even when you forget to feel

For me...it's the only life
That I've ever known
And love is only one fine star away
Even though the living
Is sometimes laced with lies
It's alright...
The feeling remains
Even after the glitter fades

For me...it's the only life
That I've ever known
And love is only one fine star away
Even though the living
Is sometimes laced with lies
It's alright...
The feeling remains
Even after the glitter fades
Oh, you know...the feeling remains
Even after the glitter fades
Oh, the feeling remains...
Even after the glitter fades

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WEBMISTRESS speculates:

This is another song about fame, but unlike songs such as Garbo, this one is more positive. It's odd because she wrote this song after Buckingham Nicks got ditched by Polydor, but she's put herself in the shoes of a successful person - the person she became! This person "never thought [she'd] make it here in Hollywood" but she has, everything is going her way now. Even though it may be transitory, it's all she knows, and it's all worth it for the "feeling" that "remains even after the glitter fades." Still, it causes a lot of heartbreak and loneliness - performing is like a "one night stand" - you're there, you get all this love, and then you pull up and leave. But while the surge of love may be fleeting, the feeling isn't, and that's what's important - it cancels out all the lies and hardships and gives her the impetus to keep chasing the dream.

 

SIOUX speculates:

This song is defiantly an in-your-face to Lindsay song. I love the part about "the timeless face of a rock and roll woman when her heart breaks." She went on without Linds, and it hurt. I think Lindsay was her glitter and their relationship went sour, it faded.