The Charade

Spotlight hits, another show Same old script, you think I don't know? Roses, compliments, a practiced grin This tired act, it's wearing thin You're playing a part I don't even write A caricature of love, bathed in dim light Thinking you've got the moves to win my heart But darling, you're falling way apart Fake love, a comedy, a one-man scene Trying to be the hero, so predictable, I mean Funny how you stumble, lines all wrong I'll play along, watch you sing your sad love song Bored out of my mind, but the show must go on String you along, see how far you've gone The curtain's about to fall, don't you see? This pathetic play holds no appeal to me Grand gestures, promises you can't keep Just another act, fast asleep at the deep end You think you've got me fooled, wrapped around your finger But honey, this charade, it starts to linger Another actor on a borrowed stage Your lines are borrowed, stuck in a bygone age Every move, a cliché, straight out of a book But your love, darling, just can't take a look Fake love, a comedy, a one-man scene Trying to be the hero, so predictable, I mean Funny how you stumble, lines all wrong I'll play along, watch you sing your sad love song The audience may be fooled by your disguise But I see through the mask, behind your alibis Love's a genuine flame, not a practiced line So go rehearse your act, somewhere down the line Bored out of my mind, but the show must go on String you along, see how far you've gone The curtain's about to fall, don't you see? This pathetic play holds no appeal to me Applause dies down, the act is through No more games, there's nothing left to do I'll take a bow, walk off this stage For genuine love, a brand new page