Welcome to Hollywood

"**Welcome to Hollywood**" is the fifth track from the deluxe version of Beyoncé's second studio album B'Day.

## Background

The song was originaly recorded by Jay Z under the title "Hollywood" featuring Knowles, and released in January 2007. Beyoncé later recorded a solo version with a different title. All of Jay Z's rap verses were removed and replaced with her hook of the original song. Jay Z's outro verse was also re-recorded by Beyoncé as well. The chorus still features Jay Z in the background.

## Lyrics

It ain't for everybody

Welcome to Hollywood baby

Take my picture

You comin with?

Let's not even talk about it

Let's do it

Let's go

I see your jealousy as you're watching (I see you watching)

You're watching ( It's all good)

It's kinda sexy to me (I Love it)

How you're watching, you're watching

I see your face (i see your face)

You want to touch it (you want to touch it)

Come to my place (come to the crib)

And let's discuss it (let's chop it up)

Tonight you'll be (tonight you 'gon be a superstar baby)

A superstar

Come let me sign you up (let's get into it)

Ooh it's the lights (you're blinded by the...)

Action! (you need that...)

Hollywood (Uh Uh Uh Uh)

Ooh it's the lights (you're blinded by the...)

Satisfaction (you need that...)

Hollywood (Uh Uh Uh Uh c'mon)

Paparazzi spots me in the lobby of my high rise

I hide, behind my shades because the fame is blindin my eyes

My god, I know how Ozzy Oz must have felt when he was oz hot

As I have got, I have got to make this stop

People often warn me that the fame ain't for the faint of heart

It'll change those 'cause if they had love for you into strangers

When the fame starts, it's a chain reaction

Locomotion like when a train departs

Stranger things have happened

Rappin stackin platinum plaques

Born in Brooklyn, Got a place in Manhattan

Goin back to Brooklyn to escape the madness

When your friends is Chris & Gwyneth when your girl is more famous than Juventus

Then it's time to get all your windows tinted

Keep your eyes squinted it's gon flash any minute

The music biz is like musical chairs

It's about where you stand when the music stop spinnin...

Ooh it's the lights (you're blinded by the...)

Action! (you need that...)

Hollywood (Uh Uh Uh Uh)

Ooh it's the lights (you're blinded by the...)

Satisfaction (you need that...)

Hollywood (Uh Uh Uh Uh c'mon)

You got to get it (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Do you want it? (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

But you don't need it (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

'Til you do, 'til you do (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

Hey Mister, page sixer

A-Lister, you're in the midst of

The ride of your life, but you gotta keep them hits up

Can't put your guard down, gotta keep your mits up

Take a sip sir, it's so intoxicating ain't it?

Try not to get jaded

Hollywood's been good to ya

Startin to feel like buzz to ya

Don't lie, go on fly, you're addicted to the light

Without the fame, how you gon' survive?

It's like bein on heroin, you so high

And everybody's warning you about it (I tried to told you)

And once you taste it you can't live without it (It's addicting)

Not 'cause you choose to not live without it (you sure you want this baby)

It's now a part of you, it's now a part of you (It's a part of you)

And everybod's warning you about it

And once you taste it you can't live

Ooh it's the lights (you're blinded by the...)

Action! (you need that...)

Hollywood (Uh Uh Uh Uh)

Ooh it's the lights (you're blinded by the...)

Satisfaction (you need that...)

Hollywood (Uh Uh Uh Uh c'mon)

Wanna be seen now, groupies

Now you've become what you once despised

James Dean, John Belushi, blow your whole life trying to live in the lights

Heroin's following, Marijuane hopping over the edge

It's like Janis Joplin

River Pheonix, Jimi Hendrix

Jimmy Morrison all of them ended by Hollywood

Thank God for Hollywood

Hollywood

You sure you want this baby?

Hollywood, it's the most addicting drug in the world

You want the fame

You want the lights