Nina Simone - Stars Lyrics
Nina SimoneStars(Janis Ian)I was never one for singing what I really feelExcept tonight I'm bringing everything I know that's realStars, they come and go, they come fast or slowThey go like the last light of the sun, all in a blazeAnd all you see is gloryHey but it gets lonely there when there's no one here to shareWe can shake it away, if you'll hear a storyPeople lust for fame like athletes in a game,we break our collarbones and come up swinging,some of us are downedsome of us are crowned, and some are lost and never foundBut most have seen it all,they live their lives in sad cafes and music hallsThey always come up singingSome make it when they're young,before the world has done its dirty joband later on someone will say"You've had your day, now you must make way"But they'll never know the pain of living with a name you never ownedor the many years forgetting what you know too wellThat the ones who gave the crown have been let downYou try to make amends without defendingPerhaps pretending you never saw the eyes of grown men of twenty-fivethat follow as you walk and ask for autographsOr kiss you on the cheek and you never can believe they really loved youSome make it when they're old(Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bareor perhaps there's nothing there)Stars, they come and go, they come fast they come slowThey go like the last light of the sun, all in a blazeAnd all you see is gloryBut most have seen it all,they live their lives in sad cafes and music hallsThey always have a storySome women have a body men will want to seeand so they put it on displaySome people play a fine guitar, I could listen to them play all daySome ladies really move across the stage and gee, they sure can danceI guess I could learn how, if I gave it half a chanceBut I always feel so funny when my body tries to soarAnd I seem to always worry about missing the next chordI guess there isn't anything to put up on displayExcept the tunes, and whatever else I sayBut anyway, that isn't really what I meant to sayI meant to tell a story, I live from day to dayStars, they come and go, they're coming fast they come slowThey go like the last light of the sun, all in a blazeAnd all you see is gloryBut most have seen it all,who live their lives in sad cafes and music hallsAnd we always have a storySo if you don't lose patience with my fumbling aroundI'll come up singing for you, even when I'm down
