On Stage

I was living the life Scaling the heights Never wondering why, on stage There was room at the top And I was going non-stop 'Round the clock, on stage Oh, but the crowds I faced I gave it all way Being easy to sway on stage I needed to be loved And it fit me like a glove I couldn't get enough on stage When they read me the rites Turn down the light They turned 'em down to the common time Where are they now? Where are they now? When a man's on display I'm busy fading away And to see them and you'd say "Hey, where are they now? Where are they now?" Take a laugh at the clown 'Cause you can knock off his crown But you won't put him down off stage I get my attitude clean I was lean and mean Letting off steam, on stage As strange as it seems I never lost my dream But that was five long years And where are they now? Where are they now? I play the end, no fear I play the box on wheels I play it for a meal And where are they now? Where are they now? And in the back of my mind I recall the first time And the fear as I climbed on stage Yeah, you never forget The heartbeat and sweat You get your destiny set on stage Yeah I see the crowd coming in as the show begins I thought I heard myself singing out "Where are they now? Where are they now?" The friends that are lost The friends that have passed Oh, the gain and the lost Where are they now? Where are they now? Yeah, but then turns to might Yeah, they're dimmin' the lights Building up to the fight on stage So we enter the hall To a hole in the wall To a roar of applause on stage Hit it Yeah Alright All that glitters and gold No matter what you've been told Life being all rock 'n roll Be true to your heart and soul on stage Be true to your heart and soul on stage Be true to your heart and soul on stage