Sometimes in life

you feel the fight is over

And it seems as though

the writing's on the wall

Superstar you finally

made it but once your

picture becomes tainted

it's what they call

The rise and fall

Sometimes in life

you feel the fight is over

And it seems as though

the writing's on the wall

Superstar you finally

made it but once your

picture becomes tainted

it's what they call

The rise and fall

I always said that I

was gonna make it

Now it's plain for

everyone to see

But this game I'm in

don't take no prisoners

Just casualties

I know that everything

is gonna change

Even the friends I

knew before me go

But this dream is the life

I've been searching for

Started believing that

I was the greatest

My life was never

gonna be the same

'Cos with the money

came a different status

That's when

things changed

Now I'm too concerned

with all the things I own

Blinded by all the

pretty girls I see

I'm beginning to

lose my integrity

And it seems as though

the writing's on the wall

Superstar you finally

made it but once your

picture becomes tainted

it's what they call

The rise and fall

I never used to be

a troublemaker

Now I don't even

wanna please the fans

No autographs

No interviews

No pictures

And less demands

Given advice that

was clearly wrong

The type that seems to

make me feel so right

But some things

you may find can

take over your life

Burnt all my bridges

Now I've run out

of places

And there's nowhere

left for me to turn

Been caught in

compromising situations

I should have learned

From all those times

I didn't walk away

When I knew that

it was best to go

Is it too late to show you

the shape of my heart?

And it seems as though

the writing's on the wall

Superstar you finally

made it but once your

picture becomes tainted

it's what they call

The rise and fall

Now I know

I made mistakes

Think I don't care

But you don't realize

what this means to me

So let me have

Just one more chance

I'm not the man

I used to be

Used to be.............

Oh yeah

It's what they call

The rise and fall

Sometimes in life

you feel the fight is over

And it seems as though

the writing's on the wall

Superstar you finally

made it but once your

picture becomes tainted

it's what they call

The rise and fall

Sometimes in life

you feel the fight is over

And it seems as though

the writing's on the wall

Superstar you finally

made it but once your

picture becomes tainted

it's what they call

The rise and fall