[bracketed] in my heyday
young men wrote to me
everybody seemed to have time
to devote to me
everyone i saw
all swore they knew me
once upon a song
[bracketed] main attraction
couldn't buy a seat
the celebrity
celebrities were dying to meet
i've had every accolade
bestowed on me
and so you see
[bracketed] if i never sing another song
it wouldn't bother me
i had my share of fame
you know my name
if i never sing another song
or take another bow
i would get by but
i'm not sure how
[bracketed] always posing
but you love it all
though you have
to learn to act
like you're above it all
everything i did
the world applauded
once upon a star
[bracketed] framed citations
hung on every wall
got a scrapbook
full of quotes
i can recall them all
there were times i felt
the world belonged to me
and so you see
[bracketed] if i never sing another song
it wouldn't bother me
i had my share of fame
you know my name
if i never sing another song
or take another bow
i would get by
but i'm not sure
how
[bracketed] la lala lala lala lala
lala lala lala
i would get by
but i'm not sure
fade
how
