Curtain Call

I was an actor in a play that you wrote
But nobody told me how the ending would go
I thought I was the hero and our love would not die
But heroes don’t fall, when their back’s to the wall
And they damn sure don’t cry
The footlights are shining and the crowd is so loud
When the curtain call comes I’m nowhere to be found
As the second act started you slipped from my grasp
I watched as you charmed them with every spell you cast
The kind of performance that lights up the stage
Pristine and profound, my heart hit the ground
As you floated away
The footlights are shining and the crowd is so loud
When the curtain call comes I’m nowhere to be found
The rain poured down
Filled the gutters up with shame
The playbill was soaked through
With no sign of my name
My best friend betrayed me
Stole all of my lines
Stood in the spotlight
While I lost my mind
The footlights are shining and the crowd is so loud
When the curtain call comes I’m nowhere to be found
I thought I was the hero and our love would not die
But heroes don’t fall when their back’s to the wall
And they damn sure don’t cry