[00:00.23]Stars they come and go they come fast they come slow
[00:06.15]They go like the last light of the sun all in a blaze
[00:12.19]And all you see is glory
[00:16.60]Hey but it gets lonely there when there's no one there to share
[00:24.25]We can shake it away if you'll hear a story
[00:40.05]People lust for fame like athletes in a game
[00:51.11]They break their collarbones and come up swinging
[00:57.17]Some of them are crowned
[00:59.88]Some of them are downed and some are lost and never found
[01:14.24]But most have seen it all
[01:21.13]They live their lives in sad cafes and music halls
[01:32.26]And they always have a story
[01:40.52]Some make it when they're young
[01:46.45]Before the world has done its dirty job
[01:52.22]And later on someone will say
[01:54.28]You've had your day now you must make way
[02:04.85]Don't they always
[02:07.21]But you'll never know the pain of using a name you never owned
[02:19.28]Years of forgetting what you know too well
[02:27.07]That you who gave the crown have been let down
[02:31.48]You try to make amends without defending
[02:44.14]Perhaps pretending you never saw the eyes of young men at twenty five
[03:03.88]That followed as you walk and asked for autographs
[03:10.51]Or kissed you on the cheek and you never can believe they really loved you
[03:23.54]Some make it when they're old
[03:31.86]Perhaps they have a soul they aren't afraid to bare
[03:43.06]Perhaps there's nothing there
[03:50.72]But anyway that isn't what I meant to say
[03:55.44]I meant to tell about a story
[03:58.35]Because we all have stories
[04:03.38]I can't remember it anyway
[04:07.74]So I'll tell about the mood that's in the United States today
[04:14.38]And permanenting even Switzerland
[04:18.77]It goes
[04:35.75]But I continue away until I get it together
[04:44.27]Some women have a body men will want to see
[04:52.27]And so they put it on display
[04:54.55]Some people play a fine guitar I could listen to them play all day
[05:10.01]But anyway I'm trying to tell my story
[05:21.51]Janis Ian told it very well
[05:28.02]Janis Joplin told it even better
[05:33.68]Billie holiday even told it even better
[05:40.52]We always we always we always have a story
[06:10.74]The latest story that I know is the one
[06:13.75]That I'm supposed to go out with
[06:17.25]The latest story that I know is the one
[06:20.32]That I'm supposed to go out with
[06:23.16]The latest story that I know is the one
[06:26.31]That I'm supposed to go out with
[06:28.79]The latest story that I know is the one
[06:31.75]That I'm supposed to go out with

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 there when there's no one there to share
We can shake it away if you'll hear a story
People lust for fame like athletes in a game
They break their collarbones and come up swinging
Some of them are crowned
Some of them are downed and some are lost and never found
But most have seen it all
They live their lives in sad cafes and music halls
And 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 now you must make way
Don't they always
But you'll never know the pain of using a name you never owned
Years of forgetting what you know too well
That you who gave the crown have been let down
You try to make amends without defending
Perhaps pretending you never saw the eyes of young men at twenty five
That followed as you walk and asked for autographs
Or kissed you on the cheek and you never can believe they really loved you
Some make it when they're old
Perhaps they have a soul they aren't afraid to bare
Perhaps there's nothing there
But anyway that isn't what I meant to say
I meant to tell about a story
Because we all have stories
I can't remember it anyway
So I'll tell about the mood that's in the United States today
And permanenting even Switzerland
It goes
But I continue away until I get it together
Some women have a body men will want to see
And so they put it on display
Some people play a fine guitar I could listen to them play all day
But anyway I'm trying to tell my story
Janis Ian told it very well
Janis Joplin told it even better
Billie holiday even told it even better
We always we always we always have a story
The latest story that I know is the one
That I'm supposed to go out with
The latest story that I know is the one
That I'm supposed to go out with
The latest story that I know is the one
That I'm supposed to go out with
The latest story that I know is the one
That I'm supposed to go out with