Denny was working it real hard 
Down Sunset Boulevard 
Back in nineteen-seventy-three 
Why would he bother going home 
His parents left him on his own 
Who knows - maybe they were out getting stoned. 

I don't really know 
How we survived the glitter years 
What did we do it all for 
Do you remember the glitter years. 

Oooh, we were the lost and lonely ones 
We hid in the discotheques all night long 
'Til we could see the morning sun 
Denny was king, he'd rock the place 
Dressed like a working girl from outer space 
He was dancing like he wanted to dance his life away. 

I don't really know 
How we survived the glitter years 
What did we do it all for 
Do you remember the glitter years. 

In December of seventy-four 
Denny wrecked his father's car 
Driving home that night 
He was singing (singing). 

"You'd better hang onto yourself" 
"You'd better hang onto yourself". 

I don't really know 
How we survived the glitter years 
I don't really know 
I don't really. 

I don't really know 
How we survived the glitter years 
I don't really know 
I don't really know (no I don't).