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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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  --2------------- | --2------------- | --0------------- | ---------------- |
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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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  ----2-------2--- | ----2-------2--- | ----2-------2--- | 
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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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