Esmeraldas Hollywood — текст песни (Steve Earle)

Nights fall hard on hollywood

The stars dont come out like they should

Up above the world so high tonight

They cant outshine the neon lights

Now the golden days are gone for good

In esmeraldas hollywood

She comes out when the sun is gone

But she dont have to walk alone

Cause once the darkness takes this town

She aint the only ghost around

Waitin by the public phone

If it dont ring she heads back home

Esmeralda, esmeralda girl, what are you waitin for

Esmeralda, esmeralda, cant hang around this place no more

Searchlights rip the l.a. sky

When you look in esmeraldas eyes

The people come from miles around

To see the kings and queens they crowned

Behind the barricades they stood

In esmeraldas hollywood

Aw, wait until the sun goes down

Listen for the lonely sound

Esmeraldas hanging round

No one shed a tear that day

When esmeralda passed away

All up and down the strip they say

It was just like any other day

The evil struggled with the good

Down in esmeraldas hollywood