Stars / Janis Ian

       

I was never one for singing 

what I really feel 

Except tonight, I'm bringing 

everything I know that's real 

 

Stars, they come and go 

They come fast or slow 

They go like the last light 

of the sun, all in a blaze 

and all you see is glory 

But it gets lonely there 

when there's no one here to share 

We can shake it away 

if you'll hear a story 

 

People lust for fame 

Like athletes 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 cafes and music halls 

They always have a story 

 

Some make it when they're young 

before the world has 

done its dirty job 

and later on, someone will say 

"You've had your day 

You must make way" 

But they'll never know the pain 

of living with a name you never owned 

or the many years forgetting 

what you know too well 

 

The ones who gave the crown 

have been let down 

You try to make amends 

without defending 

 

Perhaps pretending 

you never saw the eyes 

of grown men of twenty five 

that followed as you walked 

and asked for autographs 

or kissed you on the cheek 

and you never could believe 

they really loved 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) 

 

Some women have a body 

men will want to see, 

so they put it on display 

Some people play a fine guitar 

I could listen to them 

play all day 

Some ladies really 

move across a stage 

and gee, they sure can dance 

I guess I could learn how 

if I have it half a chance 

 

but I always feel so funny 

when my body tries to soar 

and I seem to always worry 

about missing the next chord 

 

I guess there isn't anything 

to put up on display 

except the tunes 

and whatever else I say 

Anyway, that isn't really 

what I meant to say 

I meant to tell a story 

I live from day to day 

 

Stars, they come and go 

They come fast or slow 

They go like the last light 

of the sun, all in a blaze 

and all you see is glory 

But those who've seen it all 

they live their lives 

in sad cafes and music halls 

we always have a story 

 

So if you don't lose patience 

with my fumbling around, 

I'll come up singing for you 

even when I'm down  

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