Stars, they come and go
They come fast, they come slow
They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze
All you see is glory
But it gets lonely there when there's no one there to share
You can shake it away, if you'll hear a story
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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
Some are lost and never found
But most have seen it all
They live their lives in sad cafés and music halls
And they always have a story
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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
Or the 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 in 25
Who followed as you walked and ask for autographs
Or kiss you on the cheek
And you never could believe they really loved you, never
Some make it when they're old
Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare
Or perhaps there's nothing there
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But anyway that isn't what I meant to say
I'm meant to tell about a story
Since we all have stories
But can't remember it anyway
So I'll tell about the mood that's in the United States today
Impermeable even Switzerland, it goes
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But I'll continue anyway until I get it together
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
But anyway way, but I'm trying to tell my story
Janis will do 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
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The latest story that I know is the one that I'm supposed to go out with
And the latest story that I know is the one that I'm supposed to go out with
And the latest story that I know is the one that I'm supposed to go out with
And the latest story that I know is the one that I'm supposed to go out with