I didn't mean to hurt you, it was just a harmless flirt boo
Pursued a skirt or two, hanging out past curfew
And you were kirk too, the slightest trace of perfume
Or lipstick on my collar, strip club, slanging dollars
Trying to holler
At a private dancer
For a chance to get the privates promoted
Hand job, deep throated
Seems like you folded on a game of life
You played the wife
But rejection at night
Made a brother act trife
Sort attention from the other broads
Hotel, Discover cards
Marriott, Court Yards
A married man's facade
Eventually
You were sick of me
Then we mutually
Agreed, we should end each other's misery
Hire legal teams
Split the kids and cream, 50/50
Now it's your call
You got the bull by the balls
Never thought I'd lose it all
Wife, kids, house, cars
But I wrote my own part
And I'm the star
When I fall from grace
No wishes are made
In this starring role
No actors get paid
No, autographs
Sign over them checks
That's the only thing people expect
From a falling star
Reminiscing is too painful to bear
No, flashing lights, paparazzi don't care
Talk shows try to expose your dark past
And you do it cause you need the cash
You're a falling star
Now, opportunity came knocking again
But in the back of your mind you don't deserve to win
You punish yourself, you can't forgive your own sins
Secluded from your family, alienated your friends
How to begin
Swallow your pride, let hope in
Give yourself another chance
Is the first stage of coping
Baby steps, start fresh
Like a first-timer
Have a home-cooked meal
You can't afford to wine and dine 'em
A constant reminder
A sign of your past choices
No mansions, Rolls-Royces
Is echoed in the voices
Of those who once praised you
It amazed you
How the same ones who raised you
Were the same ones who blazed you
A few stayed true
In the face of those who hated you
Fueled the flames in you
Then your passion came through
In your work
Elevated to the life you once knew
Cause even though you fell
The star was always in you
When I fall from grace
No wishes are made
In this starring role
No actors get paid
No, autographs
Sign over them checks
That's the only thing people expect
From a falling star
Reminiscing is too painful to bear
No, flashing lights, paparazzi don't care
Talk shows try to expose your dark past
And you do it cause you need the cash
You're a falling star