Say Goodbye to Hollywood

[Trimss]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akbrc6UgE1I

[Chorus]
Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood
Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood
Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood
Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood
{Hollywood}, sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood
{Why do I feel this way}, sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood
Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood
Sayin' goodbye, sayin' goodbye to Hollywood

[Verse 1]
I thought I had it all figured out, I did
I thought I was tough enough to stick it out with Kim
But I wasn't tough enough to juggle two things at once
I found myself layin' on my knees in cuffs
Which should've been a reason enough, for me to get my stuff and just leave
How come I couldn't see this shit myself, it's just me
Nobody couldn't see the shit I felt
Knowin' damn well she wasn't gonna be there when I fell, to catch me
The minute shit was heated she just bailed
i'm standin' here swingin' on like thirty people by myself
I couldn't even see the millimetere when it fell
Turned around saw Gary stashin' the heater in his belt
Saw the bouncers rush him and beat him to the ground
I just sold two million records, I don't need to go to jail
I'm not about to lose my freedom over no female
I need to slow down
Try to get my feet on solid ground, so for now i'm...

[CHORUS]

[Verse 2]
Bury my face in comic books, cause I don't want to look
At nothin', this world's too much
I've swallowed all I could
If I could swallow a bottle of tylenol I would, and end it for good
Just say goodbye to Hollywood
I probably should, these problems are piling all at once
Cause everything that bothers me, I got it bottled up
I think i'm bottomin' out
But i'm not about to give up, I gotta get up
Thank God, I got a little girl
And I'm a responsible father
So not a lot of good, i'd be to my daughter layin' in the bottom of the mud
Must be in my blood cause I don't know how I do it
All I know is I don't want to follow in the footsteps of my dad
Cause I hate him so bad
The worst fear that I had was growin' up to be like his fuckin' ass, man
If you could understand why I am the way that I am
What do I say to my fans, when I tell 'em i'm...

[CHORUS]

[Verse 3]
I don't wanna quit, but shit, I feel like this is it
For me to have this much appeal like this is sick
This is not a game, this fame, in real life this is sick
Publicity stunt my ass, conceal my fuckin' dick
Fuck the guns, i'm done, i'll never look at gats
If I scrap, i'll scrap like I ain't never whooped some ass
I love my fans
But no one ever puts a grasp on the fact i've sacrificed everything I have
I never dreamt i'd get to the level that i'm at, this is whack
This is more than I ever could of asked
everywhere I go, a hat, a sweater hood, or mask
What about math, how come I wasn't ever good at that
It's like the boy in the bubble, who never could adapt, i'm trapped
If I could go back, I never woulda rapped
I sold my soul to the devil, i'll never get it back
I just wanna leave this game with level head intact
Imagine goin' from bein' a no one to seein',
everything blow up and all you did was just grow
up emceeing
It's fuckin' crazy
Cause all I wanted was to give Hailie the life I never had
But instead I forced us to live alienated, so i'm sayin'...

[CHORUS]

[Outro]
Goodbye, goodbye Hollywood, {Goodbye},
please don't cry for me, when i'm gone for good, {this shit is not for me},
so goodbye, goodbye Hollywood,
{i'm not a fuckin' star}, please don't cry
for me, when I'm gone for good, {i'm goin' back home}...

This song is amazing. I think it's really overlooked because of the famous songs like "Till I Collapse" "Sing For The Moment" and the classic that are on TES, but.. It's definitely in my top 3 on that album.

It would go:

1) Soldier
2) Say Goodbye To Hollywood
3) Sing For The Moment

but it changes everyday, right now it's number one. It's just an amazing song, it's really well written, his delivery and flow are really impressive on this one.. First verse is great you're like wow how is he gonna drop a better verse, second one is better and you're like wow that's it, and the third one is even better, and you end up being totally mindfucked by the intensity and honesty in this song.

[Amaranthine]

It's perfect. Always been one of my favorites.

[Blu]

I noticed, a lot of his undeniable classic songs start with an "S".

"Slose Yourself"

[Trimss]

I noticed, a lot of his undeniable classic songs start with an "S".

Stan
Say Goodbye to Hollywood
Sing For The Moment
Soldier
Same Song & Dance
Still Don't Give A Fuck
Stimulate

Plus a LOT of fan favourites like:

Square Dance
Stay Wide Awake
So Bad
Seduction
Superman
Space Bound
Spend Some Time

...oh Marshy

Fixed.

[Fleka]

That is one underrated song.

Imagine goin' from bein' a no one to seein',
everything blow up and all you did was just grow
up emceeing
It's fuckin' crazy
Cause all I wanted was to give Hailie the life I never had
But instead I forced us to live alienated, so i'm sayin'...

Em at his best. And that means the best ever.

[Kill You]

I've noticed the "S" thing too Menzo lol. I like most of the songs he has that begins with an "S". I'd call Square Dance a classic though, think it should be in the undeniable classic list you gave.

[Mathers]

This song just made it in my top 5 on TES.

[Trimss]

Bury my face in comic books, cause I don't want to look
At nothin', this world's too much
I've swallowed all I could
If I could swallow a bottle of tylenol I would, and end it for good
Just say goodbye to Hollywood
I probably should, these problems are piling all at once
Cause everything that bothers me, I got it bottled up
I think i'm bottomin' out
But i'm not about to give up, I gotta get up
Thank God, I got a little girl
And I'm a responsible father
So not a lot of good, i'd be to my daughter layin' in the bottom of the mud

My favorite part of the song. Kind of tongue-twister.

[Kill You]

I've noticed the "S" thing too Menzo lol. I like most of the songs he has that begins with an "S". I'd call Square Dance a classic though, think it should be in the undeniable classic list you gave.

I had "Square Dance" in there, homie Lol, I had forgotten "Space Bound" and I was going to edit it in but I figured someone else would...also "Spend Some Time"...would that be a classic though?

Anyways, "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" is fuckin amazing and the third verse is probably one of my favourite individual Eminem verses ever. It's nothing less than perfection.

I'd consider Spend Some Time almost a classic...had it not been for the features the song would be perfect. Space Bound is also a very good track...wouldn't call it a classic either but it's a great song.

[Trimss]

I listed it in Fan Favorites because everyone seems to think it's one of the best song on Encore. (fuck Stat and 50 though)
And you did forgot Stimulate.

[Kill You]

Damn, can't believe Stimulate was missed, even by myself lmao. That was the first Em song I ever heard in full that I liked.

[Mr.DGAF]

This song is pretty great, and one of my favorites from the album. Eminem makes beats perfectly structured to the melodies and raps in his head, and it makes the music as a whole more enjoyable. That's why I love TES so much.

Sidenote, isn't it 'Say Goodbye Hollywood'?

[Trimss]

This song is pretty great, and one of my favorites from the album. Eminem makes beats perfectly structured to the melodies and raps in his head, and it makes the music as a whole more enjoyable. That's why I love TES so much.

Sidenote, isn't it 'Say Goodbye Hollywood'?

Yeah, it is. But all the youtube links are written like that, plus he says Say Goodbye to Hollywood in the hook so I always write it like that lol.

You're right though!

And I think if I had to make a top 10 of my Eminem tracks this would be in it.

[UofLCard]

Damn, can't believe Stimulate was missed, even by myself lmao. That was the first Em song I ever heard in full that I liked.

Of the things I wish Eminem would have done differently, trackwise-it'd be replacing a song with Stimulate (preferably Drips).

[Guess_Who]

I noticed, a lot of his undeniable classic songs start with an "S".

Stan
Say Goodbye to Hollywood
Sing For The Moment
Soldier
Same Song & Dance
Still Don't Give A Fuck

Plus a LOT of fan favourites like:

Square Dance
Stay Wide Awake
So Bad
Seduction
Superman


...oh Marshy

You forget Spacebound.