Stars (live)

Spoken：This is a real quiet song so could I have everybody just ah

Whispers：really be quiet

Spoken：Everybody at home turn off your TVs Stop work

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 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 loney 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 all break our collarbones

And come up swinging

Some of us are crowned

And some of us are downed

And some of are lost and never found

But most have seen it all

They live their lives

In sad cafes and music halls

They always come up singing

Some make it when they're young

Before the world has done it's 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

That 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

Who all 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

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 those who've seen it all

Live out their lives

In sad cafes and music halls

They always have a story

Some women have a body

Men will want to see

So they put it on display

And some people play a fine guitar

I could listen to them play all day

Same ladies really move across a stage

And gee they sure can dance

Well I guess I could learn how

If I gave it half a chance

But I always feel so funny

When my body tries to soar

And I always seem to worry

About missing the next chord

So I guess there isn't anything

To put out on display

Except the tunes

And whatever else I say

And anyway that isn't really

What I meant to say

I just meant to tell a story

And I live from day to day

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 those who've seen it all

Live out 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

STARS

Appears on：Stars 19742004The Best of Janis Ian 19802002Up 'til

Now 1992The Bottom Line Encore Collection 19991Live：Working Without

A Net 2003Souvenirs：Best of Janis Ian

19721981

20042006et al