The flowers are faded now, along with your letters

And they will never see the light of day 'cause I'll never take them out

And there's no turnin' back, it's for the better

Baby, I deserve more than empty words and promises

I believed everything you said and I gave you the best I had

So take a bow 'cause you've taken everything else

You played the part, like a star you played it so well

Take a bow 'cause the scene is comin' to an end

I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend, so now take a bow

And the future's about to change, before you know it

The curtain closes, take a look around, there's no one in the crowd

I'm throwin' away the pain and you should know

That your performance made me strong enough

So take a bow 'cause you've taken everything else

You played the part, like a star you played it so well

Take a bow 'cause the scene is comin' to an end

I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend, so now take a bow

Well, it must've been slight of hand 'cause I still can't understand

Why I could never see just what a fool believes

But the lies, they start to show, tell me how does it feel to know

Right now that I won't be around? So, baby, before I put you out

Take a bow 'cause you've taken everything else (You've taken everything else)

You played the part, like a star you played it so well (So well)

Take a bow 'cause the scene is comin' to an end

I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend, so now

Take a bow 'cause you've taken everything else

You played the part, like a star you played it so well (I gave you all my love, I gave you all my love)

Take a bow 'cause the scene is comin' to an end

I gave you love, all you gave me was pretend, so now take a bow

Take a bow