She was born the daughter of a working girl
Her father she never knew
Her mother worked the alley's of a shipyard town
She never had time for school

At 14 years she was out in LA
Trying to be a ROCK STAR
She got caught up in the glamorous life
where you never know who you are

Well I found the letter so tell the detective that
She was just tired of livin
She was just tired of givin
Everyone called her Hollywood Rose

She was married and divorced by the time she was 20
Second kid on the way
Everyone said it was just a mistake
What else could they say

Well I found the letter so tell the detective that
She was just tired of livin
She was just tired of givin
Everone called her Hollywood Rose