I was never one for singingwhat I really feelExcept tonight, I'm bringingeverything I know that's real
Stars, they come and goThey come fast or slowThey go like the last lightof the sun, all in a blazeand all you see is gloryBut it gets lonely therewhen there's no one here to shareWe can shake it awayif you'll hear a story
People lust for fameLike athletes in a gamewe break our collarbonesand come up swingingSome of us are downedSome of us are crownedand some are lostand never foundBut most have seen it allThey live their lives insad cafes and music hallsThey always have a story
Some make it when they're youngbefore the world hasdone its dirty joband later on, someone will say"You've had your dayYou must make way"But they'll never know the painof living with a name you never ownedor the many years forgettingwhat you know too well
The ones who gave the crownhave been let downYou try to make amendswithout defending
Perhaps pretendingyou never saw the eyesof grown men of twenty fivethat followed as you walkedand asked for autographsor kissed you on the cheekand you never could believethey really loved you
Some make it when they're old(Perhaps they have a soulthey're not afraid to bareOr perhaps there's nothing there)
Some women have a bodymen will want to see,so they put it on displaySome people play a fine guitarI could listen to themplay all daySome ladies reallymove across a stageand gee, they sure can danceI guess I could learn howif I have it half a chance
but I always feel so funnywhen my body tries to soarand I seem to always worryabout missing the next chord
I guess there isn't anythingto put up on displayexcept the tunesand whatever else I sayAnyway, that isn't reallywhat I meant to sayI meant to tell a storyI live from day to day
Stars, they come and goThey come fast or slowThey go like the last lightof the sun, all in a blazeand all you see is gloryBut those who've seen it allthey live their livesin sad cafes and music hallswe always have a story
So if you don't lose patiencewith my fumbling around,I'll come up singing for youeven when I'm down
