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Dear Mom,
It's been years since I've seen you
And you might as well know what I've been doing
I got this job on Melrose Avenue
At an old fifties diner where they play your favorite tunes.

Dear Mom,
It's not as bad as it seems
The people are friendly and they all know my name
I finally got an acting job
I'm acting as a waitress
I guess that's pretty good for someone my age.

Dear Mom,
You always thought the world of me
I wonder what you'd think if you could see me now
Serving tables at a diner
Cause I never made it anywhere
Except with the owner of this god forsaken place.

Dear Mom,
I guess you're disappointed
There were no Hollywood parties in the last letter I sent
I don't have a movie deal
I'm not a great celebrity
Except in an old fifties diner on Melrose Avenue.

Dear Mom,
You might as well know the rest
I'm living in a slum somewhere in the heart of LA
I'm carrying the child of the owner of this diner
Who says he wants to marry me
Now mama please don't cry.

Dear Mom
I just tore up this letter
It's been so many years I guess I'll wait a few years more
Keep following the tabloids, you might just see my name
Up in lights in Hollywood come the year 2004.