[Verse 1] Wally came up through the mailroom door Sorting other people's dreams by the score But he had an eye for a voice, an ear for a star Saw where they were going before they got far He learned the rooms where the big deals go Learned when to talk and when to know But somewhere between all the yeses and no's Aunt Della taught him something Hollywood didn't know [Chorus] Famous Amos Pass that plate around Little bit of sunshine When the whole world's feeling down Famous Amos Straw hat tipped just right Turned Aunt Della's kitchen Into Hollywood lights They called him Famous Amos And brother, famous fit He put a whole lotta living In a little chocolate chip [Verse 2] He'd walk into meetings with a batch in his hand Talking records and movies and somebody's new band But the suits quit talking when the cookies came through "Hey Wally, you wouldn't have another one, would you?" So he found him a storefront down on Sunset way Where the neon stayed awake at the end of the day Marvin put some money down, Helen did too Funny what a little faith and some chocolate can do [Chorus] Famous Amos Pass that plate around Little bit of sunshine When the whole world's feeling down Famous Amos Straw hat tipped just right Turned Aunt Della's kitchen Into Hollywood lights They called him Famous Amos And brother, famous fit He put a whole lotta living In a little chocolate chip [Bridge] Then the money got bigger And the pieces got small Everybody loved the name Till he didn't own it at all Imagine being famous And losing your own name Seeing someone else's hands Holding what you made But Wally kept smiling Said, "That ain't all of me" You can buy a man's trademark You can't buy his history [Final Chorus] Famous Amos Pass that story down From a mailroom full of dreamers To a corporate takedown Famous Amos Wasn't famous for the fame They could own the box and letters They could even own the name But they couldn't own the laughter Couldn't own the man in it Couldn't take a whole life's living From a little chocolate chip [Outro] Here's to Wally Amos And Aunt Della too Some folks leave their name behind Some leave a fortune Some leave the whole world reaching for one more cookie. Famous Amos.
