By day Im a workin man,
layin bricks or layin pipe.
I dont stand out in a crowd;
just look like one of the guys.
Little do they know,
when Im alone in bed at night,
I become the King of the Silver Screen.

I stare at the ceiling there;
I know where I belong.
I two step with Fred Astaire or
fighting old King Kong.
I can be any hero at all;
Zorro or Don Juan.
I know Im the King of the Silver Screen.

Hollywood movies keep flashin across my mind.
I couldve been Valentino if I was born in another time.
I might be solving a case or swinging from a tree.
Share a joke with Crosby and Hope; were such good friends, you see.
Even dazzle the Academy with my versatility.
Cause Im the King of the Silver Screen.

Hollywood movies keep flashin across my mind.
I couldve been Errol Flynn
if I was born in another time.
I couldve been a star.
I couldve been a star.
I couldve played that part.
But Hollywood movies keep flashin before my eyes.

I couldve been Greta Garbo
if I was born in another time.
I wake the very next day
go on back to work.
Im just a face in a crowd;
another average jerk.
And all the guys on the building site look at me flirt.
Because Im the Queen of the Silver.
Recitation...
Yes, Im the Queen of the Silver Screen.

I admit it to all my fellow workers.
I dont care any more. Im tired of closets.
Im gonna eat my makeup for lunch today.
Just stop hittin me again. All right guys?
Im going to Hollywood to be a starlet.
I know Im 240 pounds and play center
for the Detroit Lions.
I dont care any more.
I like makeup and dresses and Hollywood.
Ill make somebody a great little wife.
"Frankly, Scarlet, I dont give a damn."