The audience treated him kindly
But nobody shouted for more
These days you don’t read much about him
No star on his dressing room door
I went backstage to see him
No crowds to stand in my way
He didn’t look sad
No he didn’t look sad
But here’s something he wanted to say

In my heyday
Young girls wrote to me
Everybody seemed to have time to devote to me

Everyone I saw all swore they knew me
Once upon a song

Main attraction
Couldn't buy a seat
The celebrity celebrities were dying to meet
I've had every accolade bestowed on me
And so you see

If I never sing another song or
Take another bow
Or take another bow
I would get by
But I'm not sure
How

Always posing
But you love it all
Though you have to learn
Like you're above it all
Everything I did
The world applauded
Once upon a star

Framed citations
Hung on every wall
Got a scrapbook full of quotes
I can recall it all
There were times I felt the world belonged to me
And so you see

If I never sing another song
It shouldn't bother me
I’ve had my share of fame
You know my name

If I never sing another song
Or take another bow
I would get by
But I'm not sure
How

If I never sing another song or
Take another bow
Or take another bow
Life would go on
But I'm not sure
How