Born in Kansas
On an ordinary plain
Ran to New York
But ran away from fame
Only seventeen
When all your dreams came true
But all you wanted
Was someone to undress you.

And all the stars you kissed
Could never ease the pain
Still the grace remains
The face has changed
And you're still the same.

Refrein:
And it's a long long way
From where you want to be
And it's a long long road
But you're too blind to see

Frame of silence
Of an innocence divine
Is a dangerous creation
When you fail the test of time.

And all the photographs
Of ghosts of long ago
Still they hurt you so
Won't let you go
And you still don't know.

Refrein.

When you look around yourself now
Do you recognize the girl
The one who broke a thousand hearts
Terrified the world.

And all the stars you kissed
Could never ease the pain
And if the face has changed
The grace remains
And you're still the same.

Refrein.

And it's a long long way
From where you want to be
And it's a long long road
And you're too blind to see (2x).

And it's a long long way...