New to town with a made up name in the angel city, chasing fortune and fame
And the camera flashes, make it look like a dream
u had it figured out since u were in school
Everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool
So over night, u look like a sixties queen
Another name goes up in lights
Like diamonds in the sky

And they'll tell u now, you're the lucky one
Yeah, they'll tell u now, you're the lucky one
But can u tell me now, you're the lucky one?
Oh, oh, oh

Now it's big black cars and Riviera views
And your lover in the foyer doesn't even know you
And your secrets end up, splashed on the news front page
And they tell u that you're lucky but you're so confused
'Cause u don't feel pretty, u just feel used
And all the young things line up to take your place
Another name goes up in lights
u wonder if you'll make it out alive

And they'll tell u now, you're the lucky one
Yeah, they'll tell u now, you're the lucky one
Can u tell me now, you're the lucky one?
Oh, oh, oh

It was a few years later, I showed up here
And they still tell the legend of how u disappeared
They took the money and your dignity and got the hell out

They say u bought a bunch of land somewhere
Chose the rose garden over Madison Square
And it took some time but I understand it now
'Cause now my name is up in lights
But I think u got it right

Let me tell u now, you're the lucky one
Let me tell u now, you're the lucky one
Let me tell u now, you're the lucky one
Oh, oh, oh

Yeah, they'll tell u now, you're the lucky one
Yeah, they'll tell u now, you're the lucky one
Can u tell me now, you're the lucky one?
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh