At the end of the world, suddenly I feel alive There's nothing in the world like a Southern California night I always hoped that someday, everything would be all right And now someday has arrived tonight We're speeding through the city tonight We'll hit this town just like a bomb For this one moment, this world is ours And still we're waiting, for the atomic bomb Black palm trees sway, and whisper to the hopeless sky Close your eyes and feel the ghosts of Hollywood go by Still the dream is gone, still the dreams are left to die Behind the lights and a proper miss dies