Faded Star

[Verse 1] Ladies and gentlemen This announcement comes to you with our regrets The show won't be the same, we do apologise We've canceled the duets Up here on her own and in the spotlight And playin' her guitar Is the saddest fool there ever was Put your hands together for the faded star [Verse 2] Ladies and gentlemen The singer hopеs you drank before the show And cheer еven in sympathy Keep your expectations low The bottles in the dressin' room are empty And her money is on the bar And she'll forget a verse or two You'll need to forgive the faded star [Chorus] Busted-hearted country singers Write the saddest country music songs Misery and melody go hand in hand When harmony is gone And you wanna look away But it's like starin' at the wreckage of a car So you hold your breath until they pull the curtain down Upon the faded star [Verse 3] If you saw her in her glory days I bet she made you smile from ear to ear Now she sings to half the crowd for half the ticket price And she's only half here The one that used to sing beside her Took her world and tore it all apart We welcome now what's left of her Put your hands together for the faded star [Chorus] Busted-hearted country singers Write the saddest country music songs Misery and melody go hand in hand When harmony is gone And you wanna look away But it's like starin' at the wreckage of a car So you hold your breath until they pull the curtain down Upon the faded star You hold your breath until they bring the curtain down Upon the faded star