A bad actor's waiting in the wings He lost his voice once visiting Sing Sing California dreamin' online A bad actor tells his girlfriend good lies To be somebody Teacher's pet on the college set Quoting Shakespeare with Chimay beer When the pearly gates left a nice estate He drove a 4x4 to the PCH In a semi-detached house off Melrose With an agent that tells him to buy new clothes To be somebody Auditions come but he's never cast With some new headshots and a year goes past He sells the car and he takes the bus To Musso and Frank's three martini lunch I need a role Find me a role Midnight on Santa Monica Boulevard After awhile acting ain't hard If you're somebody's best boy on the QT On the casting couch special agency And the organ grinds and there's rent to pay There's no violins or a place to stay It's a bad scene on a perfect day And it's 8 AM, lying on the ground And they called your name but you still forgot As they dragged you out of the parking lot I need a role Find me a role