Stars (Live – Montreux Jazz Festival 1976)

Stars, they come and go, they come fast or 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 here to share You can shake it away, if you hear a story People lust for fame like athletes in a game We break their collarbones and come up swinging Some of them are downed Some are lost and never found But most have seen it all They live their lives in sad cafes and music halls They always have a story Some make it when they're young Before world has done its dirty job And later on someone will say You've had your day, now you must make way But you never know the pain of using a name you never owned Years forgetting what you know too well You who gave the crown have been let down You try to make amends without defending Pretending you never saw the eyes of young men in twenty-five Who follow as you walk and ask for autographs Kissed you on the cheek 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 Perhaps there's nothing there And anyway that's not what i meant to say I meant to tell about a story Since we all have stories But I can't remmeber it anyway So I'll tell about the moon that is in the United States today Permiating even Switzerland It goes 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, I'm trying to tell my story Janis Ian told it very well Janice Joplin told it even better Billie Holiday even told it even better We always, we always, we always have a story 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