[00:14.010]I deal the cards as a meditation
[00:19.120]And those I play never suspect
[00:24.830]I don't play no for the money I can win
[00:31.550]I just play for the respect
[00:36.820]I always said that I was gonna make it
[00:40.010]Now it's plain for everyone to see
[00:42.700]But this game I'm in don't take no prisoners
[00:45.630]Just casualties
[00:48.480]I know that everything is gonna change
[00:51.410]Even the friends I knew before me go
[00:54.090]But this dream is the life I've been searching for
[01:00.490]Started believing that I was the greatest
[01:03.200]My life was never gonna be the same
[01:06.150]Cause with the money came a different status
[01:09.050]That's when things change
[01:11.860]Now I'm too concerned with all the things I own
[01:15.210]Blinded by all the pretty girls I see
[01:17.760]I'm beginning to lose my integrity
[01:22.550]Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over
[01:27.110]And it seems as though the writings on the wall
[01:33.910]Superstar you finally made it
[01:36.690]But once your picture becomes tainted
[01:39.390]It's what they call
[01:42.620]The rise and fall
[01:46.920]I never used to be a troublemaker
[01:49.900]Now I don't even want to please the fans
[01:53.110]No autographs, no interviews, no pictures
[01:55.790]And less demands
[01:58.930]Given advice that was clearly wrong
[02:01.980]The type that seems to make me feel so right
[02:04.540]But some things you may find can take over your life
[02:10.850]Burnt all my bridges now I've run out of places
[02:14.090]And there's nowhere left for me to turn
[02:16.610]Been caught in compromising situations
[02:19.280]I should have learnt
[02:22.610]From all those times I didn't walk away
[02:25.140]When I knew that it was best to go
[02:27.750]Is it too late to show you the shape of my heart
[02:34.080]If you feel the fight is over
[02:37.230]And it seems as though the writings on the wall
[02:43.900]Superstar you finally made it
[02:46.780]But once your picture becomes tainted
[02:49.610]It's what they call
[02:52.680]The rise and fall
[02:57.290]Now I know
[02:58.770]I made mistakes
[03:02.940]Think I don't care
[03:05.200]But you don't realize what this means to me
[03:08.940]So let me have
[03:10.780]Just one more chance
[03:13.880]I'm not the man I used to be
[03:17.960]Used to be
[03:28.250]The fight is over
[03:31.230]It's what they call
[03:39.400]The rise and fall
[03:42.420]Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over
[03:47.890]And it seems as though the writings on the wall
[03:53.600]Superstar you finally made it
[03:56.920]But once your picture becomes tainted
[03:59.980]It's what they call
[04:02.540]The rise and fall
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