Hot night, moon's bright 
Searchlights burning white 

Eyewitness news 11 o'clock 
Reports a body lying down by the dock 
Police investigators say 
the death was self-inflicted 

She's been identified as Rena DeVere 
The superstar who blew her brilliant career 
On drugs and alcohol - 
it said that she had been addicted 

She went pop - she clawed to the top 
She went pop - unable to stop 
She went pop - and finally dropped 
She went 

When reached for comment, 
Rena's agent denied 
Reports of overdose or suicide 
Instead he hinted 
that the star had been corrupted 
when she left New York for good 

Got to California barely alive 
Met the people with the money and drive 
She was launched like a dream 
Got caught in the stream 
Was bought by Hollywood 

She went pop - she clawed to the top 
She went pop - unable to stop 
She went pop - and finally dropped 
She went 

First she slept around 
Then she took the town 
Found a World of Pleasure 
Rena thought she knew the way 
But along the way 
She didn't account for the pressure 
Ya gotta account for the pressure 

Hot night, moon's bright 
Searchlights burning white 

Eyewitness news 11:15 
We've got a live report 
direct from the scene 
Zoom in - a waterfront reporter 
with an update standing by 
A close-up shows the body 
wrapped in a sheet 
Quick reaction shot, 
The man in the street 
There were tears in his eyes 
Full of shock and surprise 
Can someone tell him why?... 

She went pop - she clawed to the top 
She went pop - unable to stop 
She went pop - and finally dropped 
She went pop - she went...