lonely lonely lonely lonely god knows you re ambitious see you push so hard you want to get to the top of the heap from sunset boulevard oh it leads smalltown girls astray oh it leads smalltown girls astray cause it s lonely lonely at the top baby it s hot it s lonely lonely at the top baby it s hot they re going to tear your soul away theater is deserted and the boards are bare you re next up for the reading and you re feeling scared oh but you really want the part so bad yeah go on show them how a star should act yeah it s lonely lonely at the top baby it s hot yeah it s lonely lonely at the top baby it s hot they re going to tear your soul away you could be a doctor you could be a nurse there s no time to rehearse you work as a waitress you clean up the bar but soon you ll be noticed you ll be a star you get your nomination your heart s beating fast yes and the winner is you you won the prize at last oh it leads smalltown girls astray oh it leads smalltown girls astray cause it s lonely lonely at the top yeah baby it s hot they re going to strip your soul away it s lonely lonely it s lonely you get hungry you get thirsty you know you get thirsty 