Sunset Boulevard : 1994 Cast Recording soundtrack – Betty Office At The Paramount lyrics

Betty
T-H-E-E-N-D-! I can't believe it, I've finished my first script!
Joe
Oh, stop it, you're making me feel old.
Betty
It's exciting, though, isn't it?
Joe
How own are you, anyway?
Betty
Twenty-two
Joe
Smart girl
Betty
Shouldn't we open some champagne?
Joe
Well, the best I can offer is a stroll
To the water cooler at the end of the lot
Betty
Sounds good to me, I love the back lot here.
It's all cardboard, all hollow, all phony, all done with mirrors. I think I love it more than any street in the world.
I spent my childhood here.
Joe
What were you, a child actress?
Betty
But my family always expected me to become a great star.
I had ten years of dramatic lessons, diction, dancing,
Everything you can think of;
And then the studio made a test.
Joe
This is the saddest story I ever heard
Betty
Not at all. Come on, I was born two blocks from here.
My father was head electrician at the studio until he died.
My mother still work in wardrobe.
Joe
Second generation, uh?
Betty
Third. Grandma did stunt work for Pearl White
Joe
I guess it's exciting, at that, finishing a script.
Betty
What?
Joe
Are you all right?
Betty
Sure
Joe
Something's the matter, isn't it?