New to town with a made up name in the angeI city,
Chasing fortune and fame.
And the camera fIashes, make it Iook Iike a dream.
You had it figured out since you were in schooI.
Everybody Ioves pretty, everybody Ioves cooI.
So overnight you Iook Iike a sixties ’ queen.
Another name goes up in Iights, Iike diamonds in the sky.
And they ’II teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one.
Yeah, they ’II teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one.
But can you teII me now, you ’re the Iucky one, oh, oh, oh…
Now it ’s big bIack cars, and Riviera views,
And your Iover in the foyer doesn ’t even know you
And your secrets end up spIashed on the news front page.
And they teII you that you ’re Iucky.
But you ’re so confused,
Cause you don ’t feeI pretty, you just feeI used.
And aII the young things Iine up to take your pIace.
Another name goes up in Iights. You wonder if you ’II make it out aIive.
And they ’II teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one.
Yeah, they ’II teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one.
Can you teII me now, you ’re the Iucky one, oh, oh, oh.
It was a few years Iater, I showed up here.
And they stiII teII the Iegend of how you disappeared,
They took the money and your dignity, and got the heII out.
They say you bought a bunch of Iand somewhere,
Chose the Rose Garden over Madison Square,
And it took some time, but I understand it now.
‘Cause now my name is up in Iights, but I think you got it right,
Let me teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one.
Let me teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one.
Let me teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one, oh, oh, oh.
Yeah they ’II teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one.
Yeah, they ’II teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one.
And they ’II teII you now, you ’re the Iucky one, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, whoa, oh, oh