* Sometimes in life
You feel the fight is over
And it seems as though the writing's on the wall
Superstar you've finally made it
But once your picture becomes tainted
It's what they call the rise & fall
(X2)

I always said
That I was gonna make it
Now it's plain for everyone to see
But this game I'm in don't take no prisoners
Just casualties
I know that everything is gonna CHANGE
Even the friends I knew before may go
But this dream is the life I've been searching for
Started believing
That I was the greatest
My life was never gonna be the same
'Cos with the money came a different status
That's when things changed
Now I'm too concerned
With all the things I own
Blinded by
All the pretty girls I see
I'm beginning to lose my integrity

* Repeat

I never used to be
A troublemaker
Now I don't even wanna
Please the fans
No autographs, no interviews, no pictures
Endless demands
Gave in to vices that were clearly wrong
The types that seemed to make me feel so right
But some things
You may find can take over
Your life
Burnt all my bridges now
I've run out of places
And there's nowhere left for me to turn
Been caught in compromising situations
I should have learned
From all those times
I didn't walk away
When I knew that it was best to go
Is it too late
To show you the shape of my heart?

* Repeat

Now I know
I've made mistakes
You think
I don't care
But you don't realise
What this means to me
So let me have
Just one more chance
I'm not the man I used to be, used to be

* Repeat (X3)