Stars

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 Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1992 22:03 MET 
 From: Erik Olofsen +31 71 263344 / 174049  
  
   
 Subject: Janis_Ian: Stars 
  
 Janis Ian: "Stars" from the CD "Up 'til now" 
  
 Lyrics from the booklet and from the ear, capo on 1. 
  
 It's rather lengthy because I liked to put every detail there! 
 The rhythm is a bit chaotic, and I wasn't always sure of what to do 
 with it, but it is probably where part of the beauty of the song 
 comes from! 
  
 Erik Olofsen (olofsen@rullf2.leidenuniv.nl) 
  
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 Intro 
  
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 I was never one for singing what I really feel 
  
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 Except tonight I'm bringing everything I know that's real 
  
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 Stars, they come and go, they come fast or slow 
 They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze 
  
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 And all you see is glory 
  
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 Hey but it gets lonely there when there's no one here to share 
  
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 We can shake it away, if you'll hear a story 
  
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 People lust for fame like athletes in a game, we break our collarbones 
  
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 and come up swinging, some of us are downed 
 some of us are crowned, and some are lost and never found 
  
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 But most have seen it all, they live their lives in sad cafes and music halls 
  
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 They always come up singing 
  
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 Some people make it when they're young, before the world has done its dirty job 
  
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 and later on someone will say "You've had your day, now you must make way" 
  
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 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 
  
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 That the ones who gave the crown have been let down 
 You try to make amends without defending 
  
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 Perhaps pretending you never saw the eyes of grown men of twenty-five 
 that follow as you walk and ask for photographs 
  
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 Or kiss you on the cheek and you never can believe they really loved you 
  
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 Some make it when they're old 
 (Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare 
  
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 or perhaps there's nothing there) 
  
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 Stars, they come and go, they come fast they come slow 
 They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze 
  
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 And all you see is glory 
  
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 But most have seen it all, they live their lives in sad cafes and music halls 
  
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 They always have a story 
  
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 Some women have a body men will want to see 
 and so they put it on display 
  
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 Some people play a fine guitar, I could listen to them play all day 
  
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 Some ladies really move across the stage and gee, they sure can dance 
  
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 I guess I could learn how, if I gave it half a chance 
  
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 But I always feel so funny when my body tries to soar 
 And I seem to always worry about missing the next chord 
  
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 I guess there isn't anything to put up on display 
  
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 Except the tunes, and whatever else I say 
  
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 But anyway, that isn't really what I meant to say 
  
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 I meant to tell a story, I live from day to day 
  
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 Stars, they come and go, they're coming fast they come slow 
 They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze 
  
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 And all you see is glory 
  
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 But most have seen it all, who live their lives in sad cafes and music halls 
  
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 And we always have a story 
  
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 So if you don't lose patience with my fumbling around 
  
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 I'll come up singing for you, even when I'm down 
  
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