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

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 me 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
Cause with the money came a different status
That's when things 
change
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
And less 
demands
Given advice that was clearly wrong
The type that seems 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 comprimising situations
I should have learnt
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 made mistakes
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 beeeeeeeeeee

[Repeat *]

The rise and fall 
The 
rise and fall