Can't Stop the Music (He Played It Much Too Long)

He's the star on the stage, but he screams all night 'Cause he can't get to sleep at all And his favorite book by the TV light Can't stop this matinée, he's played it over and over And he can't stop the music or remember the ending to his song He played it much too long All those hard-earned words that he's fought from his pen Have been forgotten in some empty hall And those wide-eyed looks on those wiped-out faces Makes him dream of them places over and over And he can't stop the music or remember the ending to his song He played it much too long Wouldn't believe your ears If he told you what the papers used to say, that was in his heyday Yeah, back in his prime, he had the fans in line You should've seen him then Now look at him His hair is gettin' thin There's one last show before the glory ends There in the wings waits his only friend The record that he's praying to over and over (And he can't) can't stop the music or remember the ending to his song He played it much too long No, he can't stop the music, oh no (Did it go like this or did it go like that?) Music (Did it go like this or did it go like that?) Can't stop the music (Did it go like this or did it go like that?) Music (Did it go like this or did it go like that?) Can't stop the music (Did it go like this or did it go like that?) Music (Did it go like this or did it go like that?) Can't stop the music (Did it go like this or did it go like that?) Music (Did it go like this or did it go like that?)