Hollywood
from The Pesky Varmints Crickets and Ghosts by Richie Reinholdt
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words and music by Richie Reinholdt
lyrics
fleeing from a broken home with a star studded plan
she reaches for the golden hills of the promised land
where visions of a privileged life live on a silver screen
determination drives her onward clutching at a dream
but Hollywood’s gilded sign is plated with despair
and a thousand shattered dreams are painted there
working at the diner buys a one room kitchenette
waiting for the lucky break that hasn’t happened yet
late night interviews on couches one step at a time
they parade them through the mill in a never ending line
her heart becomes a guarded prize a secret tucked away
a treasure locked behind a wall built up more each day
but the moat around her fortress is breached by a smile
a well rehearsed battle plan he’s done this for a while
he promises her a screen test in his latest show
but when he gets what he wants he kicks her out the door
so she spills all her lonesome tears in letters to the rain
and her childhood ambitions go spinning down the drain
broken hearted lessons posted on the wall
you gotta get back on the horse after you fall
so climbing high into the hills where the sign shines so bright
she fills up her broken dreams with it’s silver light
and though Hollywood’s gilded sign is plated with despair
the stars are still shining through it’s glare
she reaches for the golden hills of the promised land
where visions of a privileged life live on a silver screen
determination drives her onward clutching at a dream
but Hollywood’s gilded sign is plated with despair
and a thousand shattered dreams are painted there
working at the diner buys a one room kitchenette
waiting for the lucky break that hasn’t happened yet
late night interviews on couches one step at a time
they parade them through the mill in a never ending line
her heart becomes a guarded prize a secret tucked away
a treasure locked behind a wall built up more each day
but the moat around her fortress is breached by a smile
a well rehearsed battle plan he’s done this for a while
he promises her a screen test in his latest show
but when he gets what he wants he kicks her out the door
so she spills all her lonesome tears in letters to the rain
and her childhood ambitions go spinning down the drain
broken hearted lessons posted on the wall
you gotta get back on the horse after you fall
so climbing high into the hills where the sign shines so bright
she fills up her broken dreams with it’s silver light
and though Hollywood’s gilded sign is plated with despair
the stars are still shining through it’s glare
credits
from The Pesky Varmints Crickets and Ghosts,
released February 6, 2024
Richie Reinholdt - guitar and bass
Aaron Jennings - pedal steel guitar
Richie Reinholdt - guitar and bass
Aaron Jennings - pedal steel guitar
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Richie Reinholdt Missoula, montana
BIO: "I played with a buncha bands.....I recorded a buncha albums..."
RichieReinholdt.com
discography
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Feb 2024 -
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Jan 2021 -
Nov 2019
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