Can't Stop The Music [He Played It Much Too Long]

He's the star on the stage, but he screams all night
'Cause he can't get to sleep at all
And his favorite book by the TV light
Can't stop this matinée, he's played it over and over

And he can't stop the music or remember the ending to his song
He played it much too long

All those hard-earned words that he's fought from his pen
Have been forgotten in some empty hall
And those wide-eyed looks on those wiped-out faces
Makes him dream of them places over and over

And he can't stop the music or remember the ending to his song
He played it much too long

Wouldn't believe your ears
If he told you what the papers used to say, that was in his heyday
Yeah, back in his prime, he had the fans in line
You should've seen him then
Now look at him

His hair is gettin' thin
There's one last show before the glory ends
There in the wings waits his only friend
The record that he's praying to over and over

(And he can't) can't stop the music or remember the ending to his song
He played it much too long
No, he can't stop the music, oh no

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