Lipstick and lashes, the traces of stardom
  Lit up on a billboard so everyone sees them in neon
  Behind the counter she stares out the window
  Up at the billboard that's like a reminder in neon
    She hates how she feels but she hangs like a mirror
  Maybe a stranger could walk in and see her in neon
  For two cents of danger she'd trust anybody
  She'd smoke like a gun if it meant she might wind up
    In neon the dreams in the light of a promise that dies
  A shimmering city, a glimmer of hope and a lie
  In neon the name's gone there's no reason why anymore
  Trust them and wind up alone behind a locked door
    In neon, in neon
    Pictures and patterns, the touches of glamour
  Cut into a fashion that flashes above them in neon
  A hot cup of coffee held in her fingers
  A perfect complexion that lingers above her in neon
    She hates how she feels but she hangs like a mirror
  Maybe a stranger could walk in and see her in neon
  For a shot at the title, she'd slip into something
  She'd smoulder like ashes if it meant she might wind up in neon
    In neon