Stars

I was never one for saying

What I really feel

Except tonight I'm bringing

Everything I know that's real

Stars, they come and go

They come fast, they come slow

They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze

And all you see is glory

Hey, but it gets lonely here

When there's no one here to share

You can shake it all away

If you will hear my story

Some people ask for fame

Like athlete's in a game

We break our collarbones and come up swinging

Some of us are downed

Some of us are crowned

And some are lost and never found

But most have seen it all

They live their lives in sad cafe's and music halls

They always come up singing

Some make it when they're young

Before the world has done its dirty job

Later on someone will say

"You've had your day and now you must make way"

But they will never know the pain of living

With a name you'd never own

Or the many years forgetting

What you know too well?

That the ones who get the crown have been let down

Yet try to make amends

Without defending, perhaps pretending

You never saw the eyes of grown men of 25

That follow as you walk and ask for autographs

Or kiss you on the cheek

But you never could believe they really love you

Some make it when they're old

Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare

Or perhaps there's nothing there

Stars, they come and go

They come fast, they come slow

They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze

And all you see is glory

But most have seen it all

They live their lives in sad cafe's and music halls

They always come up singing